RTLS Insights, Case Studies & Industry Analysis

Expert perspectives on real-time locating systems, patient safety, staff protection, and healthcare technology from the team at MGM Solutions — with over 35 years of RTLS experience in hospitals, VA medical centers, and corrections facilities.

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Case Studies & ROI

• How One VA Facility Saved $1.63 Million with SecurTRAK PatienTRAK — Real numbers from a VA deployment that replaced 24/7 patient sitters with real-time locating.

Industry Analysis

• The $543 Million Lesson: Why Wi-Fi-Based RTLS Failed at the VA — What the largest RTLS failure in history teaches us about frequency choice for life-safety.

Technology Deep Dives

• Why Wi-Fi, BLE, and 900 MHz Fall Short for Life-Safety RTLS — The physics of why frequency choice determines whether an RTLS can protect lives.
• Why 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and BLE Fail for Life-Safety RTLS — A detailed technical comparison of RTLS frequencies.

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