Comments on: News 11/12/08

By: Lori P

Lori P — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:42:47 +0000

I stumbled upon your blog and read your post about Soldiers’ Angels and our Valour-IT program. I want to thank you for your wonderful donation! You will truly make a difference in a brave warrior’s life!

A SC Soldiers’ Angel

By: RTLS innovator

RTLS innovator — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:31:31 +0000

Any CFO who undertands the hospital envionment will recognize the ROI opportunities represented on the right side of the chart, and several of these have indeed been implemented in hospitals.
Important to note that unless the required ROI opportunity-supporting software solutions receive reliable location input at room-level or sub-room zone level, such as provided by Sonitor, then these opportunities cannot be realized.
Zigbee is a very interesting communication method for RTLS data from the various RTLS nodes/receivers to the RTLS server, but Zigbee RTLS does not provide the level of location accuracy discussed to the right on the chart.
So the right chart location for Zigbee RTLS would be to the lower left I guess. If equipment tracking is the only ROI opportunity that the hospital will ever consider for their RTLS investment, then Zigbee and WiFi based solutions are likely to provide ROI for this application…

By: Snarky Marco Polo

Snarky Marco Polo — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:15:32 +0000

Re-Sonitor slide.
Must be kind of hard to get ROI out of the great ideas on the far right of the “ROI Opportunities” arrow that aren’t deployed anywhere today. Strictly speaking if you have great ideas for ROI it is technically an ROI “opportunity”? Haven’t met any CFOs eager to pay for an ROI “opportunity” yet…would love to meet one! I guess Zigbee is under the under the base line they’ve established for low cost…must be why it’s not on the slide!

By: fred

fred — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:45:23 +0000

thanks for the mention of the valor IT Project. I am donating my new Nintendo Wii that I received as a gift. it will be put to much better use at Walter Read than my living room!!

By: Grizzled Veteran

Grizzled Veteran — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:46:53 +0000

Donated.

Even though I was in the Army, I was happy to help the Navy Team. Great cause. Thanks for telling us about it.