The document describes an innovative patient tracking and asset management system implemented at Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe in Valencia, Spain. The system uses ZigBee wireless technology integrated with the hospital information system to precisely locate and identify patients and assets in real-time. It has led to improved patient safety, clinical workflow efficiency and optimized use of resources. While adjustment challenges remained, over 1,500 patients and 1,000 assets can now be tracked daily across the hospital with the system considered a reference for innovation.

1. Innovative system to
guarantee patient safety and
clinical management efficiency
Serafin Arroyo
Serafin.arroyo@gmail.com
http://www.nuevohospital-lafe.com

2. INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW
“Hospital needs to guarantees clinical security
of patients, optimize daily work and facilitate
the entire hospital management.”
Dr. Bernardo Valdivieso
Quality and Operations Director
Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe
Valencia (SPAIN)
260.000 square meters
840 hospitalization beds R&D and
EMERGENCY
LABORATORI
39 operating rooms ES
DOCTO
1100 operations per day R´S
OFFICE
ENTRANCE
visitors
4000 patients per day MAIN
ENTRANCE
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82 nursing carts ENTRANCE:
tests
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CAL
BUILDIN
Open on 2011 ADMINISTRA
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3. THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY: THE SYSTEM
FULFILL
ALL REQUIREMENTS
•Location Precision
•Room/area level approach
•Secure identification
•Automatic security
•Proximity identification
•Tracking and analytics
•Access to information
•Centralized
•Everywhere
•On Real Time
•Fully integrated with HIS

4. BENEFITS
 Prevents Adverse Events regarding identification
 Saves time and cost on daily tasks
 Collects data Automatically (avoids transcription errors)
 Efficient management of assets
 Only partial utilization - optimization
 Searching time reduction
 High “loss rates” of expensive equipment
 Inaccurate inventories
 Real Time information and tracking funtions

5. ORIGINALITY
SAFE IDENTIFICATION (AUTOMATICALLY AND BY PROXIMITY),
LOCATION AND TRACKING OF PATIENTS AND ASSETS:
 USING JUST ONE TECHNOLOGY (ZigBEE) at ISM Band (2,4 GHz)
FULLY INTEGRATED WITH
HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (HIS)
CLINICAL PROCESSES
DESKTOP WORK PLACES
MOBILITY PLACES (TOUCH SCREEN, NURSING CARTS)
IN OPERATION (1.500 PATIENTS AND 1.000 ASSETS)
EASILY SCALABLE SYSTEM from large spaces to small areas
HOSPITAL TAGS:
LONG BATTERY LIFE TAGS (>12 month, transmitting every 1,5 seconds)
REUSABLE TAGS – IP-67 - CLINICAL CLEANING

6. DIFFICULTY
•Adjustment period to new infrastructure
•Communications
•New Building
•Adaptation of all process from the previous hospital
•Training to professionals on new technology
(considering average age of 52 years old)

7. SUCESSFUL CASE PROJECT
Three phases project : "Introduction, Adjustment and Full-Implementation“
Technology is successfully installed at:
 100% of the nursing carts (82) providing secure identification
 all levels providing location and tracking of 1.500 patients and 1.000 assets per
day on real time.
Aspects like communication infrastructure and integration with other systems are being
finishing (90% completed).
 100% of professionals and new staff received training in three months, being the
technology already incorporated in the daily work.
“ The center is a referent in the
innovation for the tracking, location
and security, including the global Ms. Pilar Raro,
Information Systems Department
control and management of patients Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe
and assets” Valencia (SPAIN)

8. MANY THANKS
FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe
Bulevar Sur s/n
46026 Valencia (SPAIN)
See video http://www.nuevohospital-lafe.com
VIDEO_HOSPITAL_LA_FE
Vídeo_LaFe_Tracking_Localization_Identification.mp4
Serafin Arroyo
Serafin.arroyo@gmail.com