CenTrak Named 2019 Best in RTLS KLAS for Third Year
CenTrak was named the 2019 Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) Category Leader by KLAS Research for the third consecutive year, earning the highest performance score among RTLS vendors due to its scalable, innovative healthcare locating solutions that streamline workflows and exceed customer expectations, as reflected in KLAS's comprehensive evaluation based on culture, operations, product, relationship, value, and loyalty metrics gathered from over 30,000 health systems and payers.
CenTrak Named Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) KLAS Category Leader for Third Consecutive Year
CenTrak, a provider of Enterprise Locating and Sensing Services for healthcare, has been named the 2019 Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) Category Leader for the third consecutive year by KLAS Research, a healthcare IT data and insights company. CenTrak received the highest performance score among all ranked RTLS vendors.
KLAS President Adam Gale stated, “Category Leaders are committed to providing the very best technology, service, and guidance to providers and payers. The Category Leader award carries with it the voice of thousands of providers and payers, highlighting outstanding vendors who have raised the bar.”
CenTrak’s focus on performance and scalability is reflected in the “2019 Best in KLAS: Software and Services” report. A CenTrak customer shared, “CenTrak’s RTLS solution has enabled our organization to fully automate processes that were traditionally done manually, streamlining our workflows and seamlessly achieving our desired outcomes. CenTrak is a company with an intrinsic understanding of how healthcare works. Both innovative and collaborative, the company is always working with us to find new ways to make our processes even better and to continue exceeding expectations.”
KLAS researchers collect feedback from more than 30,000 health systems and payers from the US and other countries to generate impartial assessments on the performance of software, service, and medical equipment vendors. In the 2019 report, KLAS added performance indicators to provide better context and transparency of product performance.
KLAS scores are weighted in the following categories:
- Culture
- Operations
- Product
- Relationship
- Value
- Loyalty
The grades in each category provide context on how each software or service is performing compared to others. Vendors with the Category Leader designation are recognized for helping healthcare organizations deliver quality patient care.
Ari Naim, President and CEO of CenTrak, commented, “CenTrak is honored to receive this recognition by KLAS once again, as it highlights our unique ability to transform patient care via the application of multiple location and sensing technologies. We look forward to continued innovation that will improve the patient experience through the entire continuum of patient care.”
About CenTrak
CenTrak improves healthcare operational efficiency and the quality of patient care through robust and scalable Enterprise Locating and Sensing Services. Ranked #1 as the 2019 KLAS Category Leader for Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS), CenTrak’s technology supports high velocity updates and sub-room level accuracy across the healthcare enterprise. CenTrak helps healthcare facilities increase productivity, streamline workflows, drive higher patient and staff satisfaction, and reduce costs.
About KLAS
KLAS is a data-driven company focused on improving healthcare by enabling provider and payer voices to be heard. KLAS collects insights on software, services, and medical equipment to deliver reports, trending data, and statistical overviews. The research reflects the voice of healthcare professionals and aims to improve vendor performance.
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