OATSystems, a Division of Checkpoint Systems, Providing Passive RFID Asset Tracking for Five-Year Veterans Affairs Hospital C...
April 29 2013 - 7:04AM
Business Wire
OATSystems, a division of Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CKP),
has been selected as a subcontractor to HP Enterprise Services’
maximum value $543 million Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity
(IDIQ) Real Time Location System (RTLS) contract with the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to procure and deploy a
management system that will assist in the automation and
improvement of operations and veteran healthcare services.
OAT is the solutions provider fulfilling the passive RFID asset
tracking requirements for the VA, deploying the OAT Foundation
Suite™ RFID software platform and providing RFID reader hardware at
over 7500 read points across 152 VA medical centers.
“OAT's passive RFID solutions provide us with up to the minute
inventory and asset data across multiple facilities, supporting our
vision to improve health care efficiency across the VA enterprise,”
said Kimberly Brayley, Director, RTLS Project Management Office,
Veterans Health Administration.
OAT’s RFID software platform and RFID enabled use cases provide
the flexibility needed to track a wide range of assets within a
medical facility, from capital assets to low cost consumables. The
technology enables instant location and up to the minute
availability of medical assets for primary care (incubators,
diagnostic supplies, sterilizing equipment, physical therapy
equipment) and facility operations (laboratory equipment,
uninterruptable power supplies, biological safety cabinets), when
and where they are needed, improving patient care while reducing
excess inventory. OAT passive RFID solutions will also be used to
track IT assets (smartphones, laptops, network routers) across VA
facilities, to improve operational efficiency and asset
utilization.
“OATSystems is a key member of the HP team, as it brings an
enterprise class RFID platform, innovative RFID asset tracking
solutions and has a broad scale and scope of passive global RFID
deployments, said Don Picard, federal healthcare vice president, HP
Enterprise Services, U.S. Public Sector.
“Healthcare providers are increasingly deploying RFID and RTLS
technology to improve operational performance and patient care, and
the VA is leading the way with nationally standardized solutions.”
said Checkpoint Systems’ Prasad Putta, EVP and general manager of
Merchandise Visibility and RFID. “OAT has a successful track record
of enterprise RFID deployments that improve quality, safety and
operational efficiency. We are proud to partner with HP and the VA
and we support their vision of patient centric healthcare for our
veterans.”
About Checkpoint Systems, Inc.
(www.checkpointsystems.com)Checkpoint Systems is
a global leader in shrink management, merchandise visibility and
apparel labeling solutions. Checkpoint enables retailers and their
suppliers to reduce shrink, improve shelf availability and leverage
real-time data to achieve operational excellence. Checkpoint
solutions are built upon 40 years of RF technology expertise,
diverse shrink management offerings, a broad portfolio of apparel
labeling solutions, market-leading RFID applications, innovative
high-theft solutions and its Web-based Check-Net data management
platform. Listed on the NYSE (NYSE: CKP), Checkpoint operates in
every major geographic market and employs more than 5,000 people
worldwide.Twitter: checkpointsys
About OATSystems (www.oatsystems.com)A
division of Checkpoint Systems, OATSystems, Inc. is the recognized
radio-frequency identification (RFID) solution leader with software
that empowers businesses to achieve competitive advantage and ROI
from RFID enabled applications. OATSystems' world-class RFID
software platform, the OAT Foundation Suite™, powers Checkpoint
Systems' RFID deployments for retailers across the globe, as well
as for leading industrial manufacturers, aerospace firms, and
healthcare providers. As a pioneer in developing RFID technology,
OATSystems is responsible for industry firsts that include the
largest scale and largest scope of deployments, as well as the most
innovative approaches to providing enterprise-wide RFID
solutions.Twitter: oatsystems
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