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4 Reasons Why Organizations Are Switching to Android Enterprise Mobile

Now that Microsoft has ended all remaining support and security updates for nearly all of its previous enterprise mobile operating systems, many organizations, including healthcare systems, are confronting a transition to a new OS while they’re already grappling with Coronavirus response. In this blog, we’ll discuss why organizations are switching to Android Enterprise Mobile to support business continuity. Making the Switch Choosing to stay with Microsoft and make the transition to Windows 10 IoT is an option, but it can be a challenge...

By Justin JohnsonBarcode, Distribution and Logistics, Healthcare Solutions, Manufacturing, Zebra Mobile ComputersAndroid, Apps, healthcare, manufacturing, mobile, warehouse, Zebra

The Importance of Traceability in Times of COVID-19

In an unprecedented measure to help the beset of the world’s worst outbreak of COVID-19, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, announced his new plan to unify the state’s hospital system. Under this plan, more than two hundred hospitals in New York state, totaling approximately 53,000 beds (before Cuomo told them to double their capacity) will share staff and equipment, with manpower and supplies going to where they are needed most, regardless of system affiliation, according to a Vox report. Now, more than ever, RFID systems will play an important role...

By Brett WilkersonBlog Posts, Healthcare Solutions, PortalTrack, RFID

Why Print-and-Apply is Often the Better Way to Print Labels

When it comes to labeling products and shipments, many companies rely on manual processes or outsourcing. Generally, they end up choosing one of two approaches: 1. Print barcode labels on industrial or desktop printers, and then manually apply them to boxes or packaging. 2. Purchase pre-printed labels in advance, and then manually adhere them to items or goods. Unfortunately, these two approaches are inefficient, costly, and prone to error. Both require manual labor and more time and effort to label each box or item; moreover, all...

By Brett WilkersonBarcode, Distribution and Logistics, Healthcare Solutions, Manufacturing, Print and Apply, Printing Technology, Thermal Printing, Zebra Mobile Computersapply, barcode, labels, print, Zebra

5 Reasons Why Android Should Be Your Next Enterprise Mobile OS

It’s official; Microsoft has now ended all remaining support for Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5, the operating system that has powered millions of enterprise mobile devices since 2011. This major development is just the latest in several phase-outs of Windows mobile platforms, which is part of Microsoft’s large-scale departure from the enterprise mobile market. Microsoft’s strategic shift has left thousands of companies with no security patches, no OS updates, and no option to migrate to Windows 10 IoT from their current platforms. Unless you’re migrating...

By Brett WilkersonBarcode, Distribution and Logistics, Healthcare Solutions, Manufacturing, Zebra Mobile ComputersAndroid, device, enterprise, migration, mobile, OS, windows, Zebra

RFID and The Future of Manufacturing

In recent years, a series of innovations have emerged to bring the manufacturing industry into a new evolutionary stage. The increased use of automation combined with the ubiquity of smart devices and their wireless networks make it possible to reach levels of flexibility and efficiency never before possible. Today, the advanced level of intelligence realized in manufacturing processes is possible thanks to new technologies including Business Intelligence (BI), Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Services (IoS) and the Internet of Things (IoT). These technologies allow the modern...

By Brett WilkersonAutomotive Solutions, Distribution and Logistics, Healthcare Solutions, Manufacturing

Top 5 Ways RFID Technology is Being Used in Healthcare

RFID technology provides an automated and reliable data capture system that helps enable hundreds of healthcare applications to improve patient safety, manage surgical instruments, support staff and patient workflow, automate replenishment and billing, authenticate quality and sterilization processes, manage medical equipment location and automate supply chain management. Here are the top 5 ways RFID Technology is being used in healthcare: 1. Supply Chain Inventory Management Higher inventory visibility, accuracy and utilization Reduce supply chain and equipment costs Reduce product expiration, shrinkage...

By Brett WilkersonHealthcare Solutions, RFID

What to Look for in Healthcare Inventory Tracking Software

Healthcare administrators have enough to worry about when it comes to ensuring that patients receive the highest caliber of medical services available. However, they also need to prevent the loss of costly medical supplies, pharmaceutical drugs and expensive medical apparatuses and machinery. It’s easy to see how something can get lost or misplaced when you consider the many things inside a hospital and the way they’re used by different professionals in different locations. Even worse, when it’s a medical sample...

By Brett WilkersonHealthcare Solutions, PortalTrack, RFID

4 Consequences of Poor Asset Management in Healthcare

The primary goal of every medical facility is to keep patients safe while administering appropriate treatments and remedies for their conditions and illnesses. With so much at stake, it’s becomes all the more necessary that hospital asset management processes needs to be efficient. When it come to implementing healthcare asset management program, the benefits are not limited to just time and money. In most cases, hospitals, doctors and medical staff do an extraordinary job of ensuring patients are well taken...

By Brett WilkersonBlog Posts, Healthcare Solutionshealthcare RFID

Do You Know Exactly Where Your Lab Samples Are Located?

It’s safe to say that the staff in any reputable laboratory or hospital knows what lab samples they have in-house, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they know precisely where they can be found at all times. Keeping track of where samples are located is key to safe handling and efficient service. This is one of the main reasons that RFID technology in healthcare has gained traction for tracking and verification. With the latest advances in hardware and software, RFID is...

By Brett WilkersonHealthcare Solutions, Lab Samples, PortalTrack, RFIDLab Samples

RFID Tracking of Lab Samples Prescribed for Healthy Growth

As the number of Americans with health insurance continues to increase, the healthcare industry is keeping pace with rapid growth. And while this is great news for the entire market, growth brings its own set of challenges that can put a strain on personnel and resources. This is particularly true for laboratories and hospitals across the country that are struggling to handle a surge in the number of patients with existing staff and workflow processes. Even the task of tracking...

By Brett WilkersonHealthcare Solutions, Lab Samples, MSM Solutions News, PortalTrack, RFID