Indoor wayfinding is coming to the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s medical complex as UAB Medicine will deploy the MediNavTM Navigator Edition 2.0 wayfinding system from Connexient for UAB Hospital and the Kirklin Clinic. The innovative app, geared toward hospitals and health systems, is a digital wayfinder that provides indoor GPS to patients, visitors and staff.
MediNavTM provides rich indoor maps, “blue dot” indoor navigation and location-based services. The app is powered by Bluetooth LE Beacon technology, which emits radio transmissions between the phone and installed fixed locations. It is available on iOs and Android.
Work on the wayfinding system is underway. Due to the size and complexity of the UAB Medicine campus, the system is not expected to be fully operational until summer 2017.
In addition to enhancing the overall patient experience to increase customer satisfaction, MediNavTM can reduce missed or late appointments and improve operational efficiency. The cost to the nation’s health care system from missed appointments is estimated to be as much as $150 billion.
