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For the fourth consecutive year, RIOH had the pleasure of participating in the annual conference of the Association of Physicists and Biomedical Engineers of Quebec (APIBQ), a flagship event that brings together the leading players in Quebec’s biomedical engineering field. This must-attend gathering fosters exchange, knowledge sharing, and collaboration within…

In the medical sector, effective equipment management is crucial to ensure quality service and patient safety. There are many benefits to using wireless technologies such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to locate equipment, ranging from reducing costs to improving operational efficiency. This article explores the different types of medical equipment that…

Geolocation, a technology that makes it possible to determine the exact position of an object or a person on the planet, both indoors and outdoors. This technology is not the fruit of the imagination of a single inventor. Rather, it is the result of a set of technological and scientific…

The geolocation of medical equipment is a crucial issue for healthcare establishments. Hospitals and clinics need to be able to track equipment to ensure efficient use, minimize loss and theft, and improve patient safety. Several geolocation technologies exist to meet these needs: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), RFID, etc. In…

Indoor geolocation is an effective way to track the position and use of medical equipment in real time. However, like any new system, there may be challenges to overcome to get it to work optimally. Here are the most common medical equipment geolocation challenges in healthcare and how to overcome…