Awarepoint Networked Real-time Awareness Solutions and RTLS Educational Sessions Offered at the HIMSS10 Conference and Exhibition

WHO:

Awarepoint Corporation, a provider of ZigBee-based networked real-time awareness solutions and real-time location system (RTLS) applications for hospitals, will be participating in the upcoming Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition, March 1-4, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Awarepoint customer, Tom Hamelin, Associate Administrator of UCSD Medical Center, and Awarepoint's Chief Strategy Officer, Dr. Dennis O'Leary, have both been invited to discuss emerging enterprise-awareness and RTLS applications in two separate educational sessions.

HIMSS10 attendees are also invited to Awarepoint's "fireside chat" series, hosted daily on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM in Awarepoint's exhibitor booth #1543.  Monday's event will be led by Awarepoint's Chief Technology Officer Matt Perkins.  Tuesday's and Wednesday's events, respectively; will feature repeat performances of Tom Hamelin's and Dr. O'Leary's morning educational sessions.  Awarepoint's Fireside Chat Series will provide a hosted cocktail reception and a more intimate setting to meet and speak directly with the presenters.  Attendees to Awarepoint's booth will also be entered for a chance to win a $1,500 contribution to their hospital foundation or charity of choice.

WHEN:

March 1-4, 2010, HIMSS10 – Healthcare IT Conference and Exhibition

Exhibit Floor hours:

Monday, March 1: 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Tuesday, March 2: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM & 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Wednesday, March 3: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM & 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM

WHERE:

Georgia World Congress Center

285 International Blvd NW

Atlanta, GA  30313

(404) 223-4000

TOPICS:

Awarepoint Booth Event:

Monday, March 1, 2010 at 4:30 PM , Booth #1543

Fireside Chat with Matt Perkins, CTO of Awarepoint

Join Matt Perkins for his chat about next generation emerging awareness solutions that address quality of care, cost reduction, revenue enhancement and risk reduction. Visit for a chance to receive a $1,500 contribution to your  hospital foundation or charity of choice. Complimentary wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served.

HIMSS Educational Session (Event 66):

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 8:30 AM; Convention Center Room B302

Beyond Asset Tracking: Innovative Healthcare Improvement with RTLS Technology

Speaker:

Thomas Hamelin, BSN, MSN, MBA

Director of Perioperative Services, UCSD Medical Center

Real-time location systems technology offers a promising solution to longstanding process and workflow challenges. The University of California, San Diego Medical Center, an Awarepoint RTLS customer, represents RTLS from asset tracking and beyond to optimize clinical and financial outcomes while demonstrating a compelling ROI.

Objectives:

• Define innovative healthcare improvement drivers related to RTLS and operational efficiency

• Explain how RTLS offers a promising solution with a strong ROI

• Recall hard dollar ROI metrics from UCSD Medical Center

• Identify future RTLS value drivers related to new innovations in patient flow, instrumentation tray tracking and clinical interoperability

• Describe a phased approach to RTLS implementation to optimize clinical and financial outcomes

Awarepoint Booth Event:

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 4:30 PM , Booth #1543

Fireside Chat with Tom Hamelin, Associate Administrator of UCSD Medical Center.

Join Tom Hamelin for his chat - Beyond Asset Tracking: Innovative Healthcare Improvement with RTLS Technology. Attend the fireside chat session for a chance to win a $1,500 contribution to your hospital foundation or charity of choice. Complimentary wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served.

HIMSS Educational Session (Event 156):

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 9:45 AM, Convention Center Room C102

Enterprise Awareness: Leveraging RTLS for Quality, Safety, Efficiency and Productivity

Speaker:

Dennis O'Leary, MD

President Emeritus, The Joint Commission

Chief Strategy Officer, Awarepoint Corporation

Real-time location system enterprise awareness can impact the entire healthcare value equation. Identify next-generation emerging technologies that address quality of care, cost reduction, revenue enhancement and risk reduction.

Objectives:

• Describe the parts of the healthcare value equation

• Describe the RTLS enterprise awareness role in enhancing asset utilization management

• Identify the next generation of emerging enterprise awareness applications that go beyond asset tracking to address quality of care, cost reduction, revenue enhancement and risk reduction.

• Identify the five critical success factors that will permit RTLS enterprise awareness to optimize future clinical and financial outcomes

Awarepoint Booth Event:

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 4:30 PM, Booth #1543

Fireside Chat with Dr. Dennis O'Leary, Chief Strategy Officer, Awarepoint; President Emeritus, The Joint Commission

Join Dr. Dennis O'Leary for his chat about Enterprise Awareness: Leveraging RTLS for Quality, Safety, Efficiency and Productivity. Visit for a chance to receive a $1,500 contribution to your hospital foundation  of charity of choice. Complimentary wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served.

During the conference, Awarepoint will be exhibiting its networked real-time awareness solutions and real-time location solutions (RTLS) applications that add location awareness to a variety of healthcare applications for operational efficiency, patient flow and patient safety.  Demonstrations at the booth will showcase the Skytron Asset Manager, powered by Awarepoint, and discuss how location awareness can impact financial and clinical outcomes with a high and quick return on investment (ROI).