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Need a Prescription To Prevent Mobile Medical Device Theft? Use An Alpha Thunder Tag And Classic N10 Antenna.
The use of mobile technology in healthcare is becoming routine. Go into a hospital and laptop computers on carts are wheeled around from room to room as nurses assist patients and gather personal medical information. In a dentist office the staff are calling out patients from the tablet they are holding with the patient’s information at their fingertip. Go to a corner pharmacy for a nurse practitioner visit and the first thing to do is complete a patient profile on an i-pad device attached to the counter of a private both or table. Electronic storage of information is so much easier than the cumbersome task of filling out form after form of paperwork. The opportunities for dropping pages or losing a patient’s folder are less likely when the information is stored in a digital format. But Doctor’s offices aren’t the only ones that benefit from using mobile medical devices. Pharmacies are also finding that the same devices can help improve the delivery and accuracy of their services. One precaution that all medical providers must take however, is to protect against i-pad theft or tablet theft. Not only is the device itself an expense no one wants to replace, but the lost data is more of a concern since confidential patient information is at risk once a device is missing.
It is possible to protect against tablet theft or i-pad theft if an office will invest in two things, a Checkpoint Classic N10 antenna system for each point of exit to a building and Alpha Thunder Tags. The Classic N10 antenna is an electronic article surveillance (EAS) detection system that picks up radio frequency signals emitted from an EAS tag, such as Alpha Thunder Tags. When the tag is within a certain distance from the antenna, the antenna alarm activates and sounds loud enough that staff members can respond and recover an item being removed from the building. Occasionally a thief will drop an item when an alarm sounds, again offering an opportunity for recovery of stolen equipment.
The Thunder Tags are small enough that they can be applied to almost any mobile devices using an adhesive supplied by the manufacturer. Thunder Tags have a tamper alarm that will sound if someone attempts to remove it from a device without using the proper detachment tool. The 3-alarm Alpha Thunder Tags also have an internal alarm that sounds when an item protected with a tag is removed from a building through the EAS antennas. With the protection of the Checkpoint Classic N10 antenna and the tags, mobile medical devices will be safe within the hospital or office environment.
Pharmacies can benefit with the introduction of mobile medical technology, just as other medical fields are doing. According to a report titled “Evaluating Mobile Medical Applications” by Conor Hanrahan, Timothy Dy Aungst and Sabrina Cole, from the web site www.ashp.org, one application being explored used the camera in mobile devices. The researchers state, “Another ongoing project includes utilizing the camera of a smart device to conduct pill identification” (pg6). While the pill or a picture of a pill should be no cause for privacy concern, what if a patient shares information through a mobile device because they have mixed up pills or cannot recall what a pill is? A patient’s personal information may be on record with the pharmacy and that information helps them determine the pill a client sends in a picture. Strict control of mobile devices is critical so this information is not compromised. The report also claims that, “Future research will investigate the utilization of mobile apps to improve patient health through diet and exercise trackers, and as ways to increase medication adherence.”
Increased pharmacy apps will continue to drive mobile device use in drugstores, pharmacies and other drug dispensaries. Maintaining client confidentiality and protecting the devices is extremely important to the facility and the patients. I-pad theft and tablet theft can be prevented if Checkpoint Classic N10 antennas are placed at entrances/exits and Alpha Thunder Tags are installed on every mobile medical device.
Need information on Alpha Thunder Tags? Give us a call at 1.770.426.0547 now.
http://www.ashp.org/DocLibrary/Bookstore/For-Institutions/Mobile-Medical-Apps.pdf
The use of mobile technology in healthcare is becoming routine. Go into a hospital and laptop computers on carts are wheeled around from room to room as nurses assist patients and gather personal medical information. In a dentist office the staff are calling out patients from the tablet they are holding with the patient’s information at their fingertip. Go to a corner pharmacy for a nurse practitioner visit and the first thing to do is complete a patient profile on an i-pad device attached to the counter of a private both or table. Electronic storage of information is so much easier than the cumbersome task of filling out form after form of paperwork. The opportunities for dropping pages or losing a patient’s folder are less likely when the information is stored in a digital format. But Doctor’s offices aren’t the only ones that benefit from using mobile medical devices. Pharmacies are also finding that the same devices can help improve the delivery and accuracy of their services. One precaution that all medical providers must take however, is to protect against i-pad theft or tablet theft. Not only is the device itself an expense no one wants to replace, but the lost data is more of a concern since confidential patient information is at risk once a device is missing.
It is possible to protect against tablet theft or i-pad theft if an office will invest in two things, a Checkpoint Classic N10 antenna system for each point of exit to a building and Alpha Thunder Tags. The Classic N10 antenna is an electronic article surveillance (EAS) detection system that picks up radio frequency signals emitted from an EAS tag, such as Alpha Thunder Tags. When the tag is within a certain distance from the antenna, the antenna alarm activates and sounds loud enough that staff members can respond and recover an item being removed from the building. Occasionally a thief will drop an item when an alarm sounds, again offering an opportunity for recovery of stolen equipment.
The Thunder Tags are small enough that they can be applied to almost any mobile devices using an adhesive supplied by the manufacturer. Thunder Tags have a tamper alarm that will sound if someone attempts to remove it from a device without using the proper detachment tool. The 3-alarm Alpha Thunder Tags also have an internal alarm that sounds when an item protected with a tag is removed from a building through the EAS antennas. With the protection of the Checkpoint Classic N10 antenna and the tags, mobile medical devices will be safe within the hospital or office environment.
Pharmacies can benefit with the introduction of mobile medical technology, just as other medical fields are doing. According to a report titled “Evaluating Mobile Medical Applications” by Conor Hanrahan, Timothy Dy Aungst and Sabrina Cole, from the web site www.ashp.org, one application being explored used the camera in mobile devices. The researchers state, “Another ongoing project includes utilizing the camera of a smart device to conduct pill identification” (pg6). While the pill or a picture of a pill should be no cause for privacy concern, what if a patient shares information through a mobile device because they have mixed up pills or cannot recall what a pill is? A patient’s personal information may be on record with the pharmacy and that information helps them determine the pill a client sends in a picture. Strict control of mobile devices is critical so this information is not compromised. The report also claims that, “Future research will investigate the utilization of mobile apps to improve patient health through diet and exercise trackers, and as ways to increase medication adherence.”
Increased pharmacy apps will continue to drive mobile device use in drugstores, pharmacies and other drug dispensaries. Maintaining client confidentiality and protecting the devices is extremely important to the facility and the patients. I-pad theft and tablet theft can be prevented if Checkpoint Classic N10 antennas are placed at entrances/exits and Alpha Thunder Tags are installed on every mobile medical device.
Need information on Alpha Thunder Tags? Give us a call at 1.770.426.0547 now.
