Key Products

100% FOCUS ON ENTERPRISE ACUTE CARE

Larger hospitals and healthcare networks are faced with an enormous management challenge to improve efficiencies and reduce costs while providing exceptional patient care. Vizzia’s innovative RTLS solutions help healthcare executives and clinicians to manage these growing challenges.

Asset Management

Tracking and management of medical equipment enables staff to find available assets, recover missing equipment, reduce dependency on rentals, and perform maintenance efficiently.

Environmental Monitoring

RTLS and IoT sensors can remotely monitor temperature, humidity and air quality to protect patients, critical medications, lab samples and blood banks to ensure optimal patient safety and care.

Wayfinding/Patient Experience

IoT-enabled solutions simplify navigation within healthcare facilities, helping patients and visitors find their way efficiently using interactive mapping to guide individuals to their desired destinations.

Hand Hygiene Compliance

Maintaining proper hand hygiene is crucial to reduce infection risks within healthcare facilities. Vizzia offers solutions capable of detecting staff members’ handwashing.

Staff Locating/Duress

For staff workflow, RTLS can automate nurse call cancellation, rounding schedules, and help summon urgent assistance to support patient care. In emergency situations, duress systems provide vital rapid location tracking and alerting.

Patient Safety/Workflow

RTLS can optimize patient workflow management and enhance patient safety. Healthcare providers can monitor patient movement, prevent wandering, and enhance infant security within the facility

Customer Insights

In the dynamic landscape of healthcare optimization, the company emerges as an indispensable ally, orchestrating a symphony of innovation and efficiency that resonates throughout the sector. The story of Piedmont Healthcare, which is intimately woven with RTLS technology from Vizzia, attests to the technology’s revolutionary power.

Its RTLS has transformed into the compass directing Piedmont’s operational journey with a remarkable blend of accuracy and practicality, guaranteeing that essential medical equipment remains flawlessly positioned to serve at the beckoning call of healthcare practitioners. This system enables a seamless orchestration of resources, from beds to defibrillators, improving patient care by bridging the gap between need and availability.

In the area of visionary strategy, the company acted as a catalyst for the establishment of a centralized distribution hub under Piedmont’s purview. This invention exemplifies a wise resource allocation strategy and was developed using insights from the organization’s advanced tracking system and software. The outcome was flawless. Equipment surpluses and shortages are gracefully balanced, leasing costs are wisely reduced, and the path of equipment acquisition is wise. The software’s mastery of temperature monitoring adds to the harmony of operational finesse, demonstrating the company’s adaptability. It protects the integrity of essential materials, such as drugs and blood, by relieving medical staff of the need to manually track temperature readings, acting as an ever-vigilant sentinel of protocol adherence and cleanliness standards.

The spotlight on the company’s technology is illuminated by the tangible achievements that emerge in Piedmont’s wake. A resounding chorus of success reverberates through a symphony of figures: multimillion-dollar savings, heightened productivity, and improved equipment utilization. This performance, crowned by a Technology Association of Georgia award, symbolizes its mastery in ushering transformative technology solutions to the forefront. As the curtain rises on the broader healthcare stage, the Piedmont-Vizzia saga stands as a timeless ode to the analytical prowess of real-time location systems—a saga that demonstrates how technology-driven evolution can redefine not only efficiency and savings, but also the very contours of patient care itself.

Statistics

• Number of employees: 20+ 


• Founded in Atlanta, GA


• Founded year: 2005


• Number of customers satisfied: 150+


• Healthcare Focused: 100%


• National Coverage

Key Executives

Andrew L. Halasz, CEO

Andrew Halasz is a dynamic business leader with an impressive track record spanning over 30 years. He has excelled in diverse functional and business leadership roles across both the public and private sectors. As the former Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Recall Corporation, he played a crucial role in the company’s growth and eventual acquisition by Iron Mountain (NYSE: IRM). His business acumen was honed during his tenure at General Electric (NYSE: GE), where he held key leadership positions, including Vice President of Sales & Marketing. Andrew’s career exemplifies adaptability, strategic vision, and transformative leadership that have consistently delivered positive outcomes for companies and industries alike.

Sheila L. Bailey, CFO

Sheila Bailey, with over 20 years of financial and operational leadership in high-growth tech firms, stands out. As Vice President of Finance at Luma, a Wi-Fi startup, she contributed to its $22 million funding from Amazon, Google, and Andreessen Horowitz. Luma was later acquired by Fortune 500 company Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL). Additionally, as Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President of Finance at Rubicon Technologies, Sheila played a key role. Rubicon’s $296M funding included support from industry leaders like Salesforce, Uber, and Goldman Sachs, and the company subsequently achieved a $197 million IPO (NYSE: RBT). Sheila Bailey’s expertise and leadership have been instrumental in driving success across dynamic tech enterprises.

David R. Wiedman, CCO

With over 30 years of executive management experience in technology, including scanning, tracking, and RFID, Dave Wiedman is a proven leader. He excels in strategic business development, driving revenue growth, and ensuring customer satisfaction. Notable healthcare clients like Catholic Health, Jefferson Health, and Kaiser Permanente have benefited from his expertise. Dave held key roles such as President & COO of Lexicon Technologies, VP of Business Development for ChannelMax and Connect Inc., and Co-founder of AccuScan Inc. The latter was acquired by Peak Technologies (NASDAQ: PEAK), underscoring Dave’s impactful career.

Howard Hatcher, Chief Technology Officer

Howard Hatcher joined Vizzia in 2009. He brings more than 35 years of experience in all areas of information technologies, with particular specialization in health care remote sensing solutions, global software development and IT consulting in a variety of industries.

Jim Forbes, Chief Strategy Officer

Jim Forbes is a senior technology executive with proven leadership in creating and operationally implementing corporate strategy for high-growth companies. He initially served on the Vizzia Board of Advisors, consulting on corporate development initiatives.

Forbes was Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of NS8 Corp., Corporate Vice President of Equant NV and a Board member of iBAHN Corp., an Internet service provider (backed by Intel Capital). Jim earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from the University of Georgia. He is a Board member of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and the Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance (GIPA).

Key Milestones

• 2023: Frost & Sullivan RTLS Company of the Year


• 2022: Selected for a $1.5Bn New Healthcare Project (’22)


• 2023: Power 500 Healthcare Tech company


• 4-time Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing company in U.S.


• 2021&2022: 2-time Top 100 Health Tech company


• Created Vizzia IoT Lab @ Univ. of New Mexico


• 1 st RTLS company to Achieve SOC 2 Type II

News and Press Release

• May 9, 2023: Sheila Bailey helped Vizzia Technologies overcome supply chain challenges to grow by 50% (Read)


• Sep 13, 2022: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Selects Vizzia Technologies for Advanced RTLS (Read)


• Nov 15, 2021: Vizzia Technologies Releases Advanced Healthcare RTLS Software Platform (Read)