the amount of inventory required by 20-30 % and reduces wastage from expired stock . In addition , there are more than 100 automated dispensing cabinets in patient wings . Nurses input the patient ID and biometric authorisation using staff fingerprints . The cabinet ejects a drawer containing only the medication ( and correct dosage ) prescribed for the patient . This technology also contributes to the physical security of medicines , cutting the opportunities for drugs , especially narcotics and other controlled drugs , to go astray .
Another smart application is the wireless system that tracks such assets as wheelchairs , infusion pumps , barouches . Over 3,200 wireless access points throughout the hospital can locate them in real time via embedded chips and IoT technology , much like triangulation from mobile phone towers . This locates the nearest available asset when it is needed by staff . Additionally , the system allows security officers to locate and attend staff quickly when
“ We expect better clinical outcomes , lower reinfection rates than you get in ward based hospitals and reduced readmission rates !”
– Bill Le Blanc , Executive Director and CIO , SA Health
they operate a wearable alarm .
Within the operating theatres , the integration of clinical data onto monitors allows surgical teams real-time access to medical record information , data captured by cameras on medical scopes , biomedical metrics and x-ray , CT and MRI imaging . High definition video capture and transmission in all theatres and treatment rooms allows junior doctors and students to
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