RTLS and Modern IT in Healthcare | CenTrak's Scott Hondros & Caryn Hewitt | Internet of Things Podcast

Scott Hondros and Caryn Hewitt from CenTrak join Ryan Chacon on the IoT For All Podcast to discuss RTLS and IT infrastructure in healthcare. They talk about smart hospitals, the stakeholders in medtech, getting buy-in from organizations, the challenges for IoT adoption in healthcare, dealing with legacy systems, and how to adopt RTLS for your business. Scott Hondros is the Vice President of Professional Services at CenTrak. He is passionate about partnering with healthcare systems to increase their operational performance and clinical throughput. Through a combination of clinical, analytical, and strategic expertise, Scott and his team are able to assist clients in solving complex challenges their organizations face - especially as staff shortages, workplace violence, and supply challenges continue. Caryn Hewitt has been involved in hospital operations for 37 years as a Nursing Executive. Caryn brings extensive experience in several healthcare technology projects including all facets of planning and opening a new 400 bed hospital which was inclusive of many real-time location systems use cases. Caryn leads a team of consultants at CenTrak which includes several highly experienced professionals with a wide variety of healthcare expertise. CenTrak empowers healthcare leaders with actionable data to increase productivity, reduce operating costs, and transform patient care via market-leading locating and sensing IoT solutions. CenTrak has helped more than 2,000 healthcare organizations around the world build a safer, more efficient enterprise by implementing unique use cases using IoT-enabled location technology, including Clinical Workflow, Asset Management, Automated Nurse Call, Staff Duress/Safety, Digital Wayfinding, Environmental Monitoring, and more. Discover more about RTLS and IoT at https://www.iotforall.com More about CenTrak: https://centrak.com (00:00) Intro (00:12) Scott Hondros, Caryn Hewitt, and CenTrak (02:16) What are smart hospitals? (03:35) What is RTLS? (06:13) Stakeholders in medtech (09:09) Getting buy-in from organizations (10:18) Challenges for IoT adoption in healthcare (12:21) Dealing with legacy IT infrastructure (15:15) How to adopt RTLS for your business (18:47) Learn more and follow up SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/2NlcEwm​ Join Our Newsletter: https://www.iotforall.com/iot-newsletter Follow Us on Social: https://linktr.ee/iot4all Check out the IoT For All Media Network: https://www.iotforall.com/podcast-overview