LBS in the Healthcare Sector Gains Traction As Healthcare Organizations Adopt Automation
A location-based service (LBS) is an umbrella term denoting various computer-based software services that use geographic information and metadata from a given location to deliver information or services to end users. LBS can be used in various contexts, including healthcare, indoor analytics, mobile device management, content analysis, real-time processing, enterprise resource planning, e-commerce, etc. The key advantages of LBS are: they facilitate the access, coordination, and sharing of data at different levels of the supply chain. They reduce operational costs by improving logistics and deployment of human resources at various levels. They improve the quality of service delivery by enabling better decision making based on real-time information. LBS in the healthcare sector is gaining traction as healthcare organizations are finding ways to make doctors and patients happier through automation. Use of LBS in the healthcare sector offer the ability to respond to emergencies m...