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You’ve got questions and we’ve got answers. Below you will find everything you need to know about RAIN RFID and its implementation. Case studies and whitepapers are at your fingertips so you can know now.
Terso and TrackCore’s Largest Install
Terso Solutions, Inc. is excited to announce the shipment of 20 RFID-enabled units to Virginia! The hospital has begun their integration of TrackCore, Inc. tissue and implant tracking software paired with RFID-enabled hardware for increased...
Terso Granted Patent For Jetstream, the Open-API, Cloud-based Platform
MADISON, Wisconsin, Tuesday, March 07, 2017– Terso Solutions, Inc., a technology company delivering automated inventory management solutions, announced that they have been granted United States Patent “Radio Frequency Identification System”...
TrackCore Inc. Awarded Contract by Vizient for an Industry Leading Tissue & Implant Tracking Solution
Grand Rapids, MI – September 21, 2017 – This agreement went live on September 1, 2017 and offers Vizient members special pricing and pre-negotiated terms by the industry-leading tissue and implant tracking company, TrackCore, Inc. Included ...
Terso Solutions Named Best Small Company to Work for In Dane County
Joe Pleshek, president and CEO of Terso Solutions, is fully aware of the expectations employees have for community engagement, which is why Terso is flexible enough to accommodate different levels and types of engagement. Such contributions...
Terso Partner TrackCore Implements Interventional Software
Grand Rapids, MI — TrackCore’s latest software, TrackCore Interventional, went live at Dignity Health St. Joseph and Medical Center in May. TrackCore Interventional was designed to control costs and improve patient care through implant and ...
2020 Is the Year to KnowNow
MADISON, WI- January 14, 2020 – Terso Solutions announced today the launch of its new website centering around its redeveloped brand promise- KnowNow. Today, inventory management is manual, costly, time consuming, and fraught with operation...
The Difficulty with Manually Tracking Medical Devices
Medical device companies and acute care facilities have traditionally relied on manual inventory management approaches. However, this is no longer viable for many reasons and forward-thinking companies are embracing automated solutions inst...
Principles of Service
By Lindsey Kromm, Director of Client Services If you haven’t had a chance to read The Fred Factor by Mark Sanborn, this is your sign to grab a copy right now! The book is about a passionate mail carrier named Fred who goes the extra mile in...
Terso Solutions Partners with mymediset
Product Announcement: mymediset LiveSync: mymediset and Terso Solutions Announce a New Partnership to Deliver a Revolutionary Supply Chain Platform for Live Consignment Tracking and Automation MADISON, WI – 28 March 2024 – mymediset, the le...
Terso Solutions Takes RFID on the Road
New RFID Mobile Case Debuts at LogiMed; Makes Field Inventory Management Easy April 14, 2015 – San Diego – The RFID tracking technology that revolutionized medical consignment inventory management in clinical and lab settings is now availab...
Stowers Institute Selects Terso Solutions for Stockroom Inventory Management
October 24, 2012, Madison, WI – Terso Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of automated inventory management solutions for healthcare and life science, today announced that Stowers Institute for Medical Research has partnered with them for a...
Terso Solutions Expands Global Operations and Opens Branch in Germany
October, 2016- Terso Solutions Inc., Madison, Wis., has formed Terso GmbH in Mannheim, Germany, in response to increasing demand for its radio frequency identification (RFID) units in Europe. Terso GmbH will assemble RFID-enabled refrigerat...
Terso Solutions Partners with MTS
MADISON, WI- June 2, 2020 – Terso Solutions announced today its partnership with Medical Tracking Solutions, Inc. (MTS), developer of the inventory management software iTraycer. Together, Terso and MTS will launch an RFID surgical loaner ki...
The Rise of ASCs: What This Means for Med Tech
by: Joe Pleshek, President & CEO As our nation continues to grapple with the increasing cost of healthcare, the growth of services provided by Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) offers a great model for transformation in the delivery of heal...
To Build or Buy an Inventory Management Software
Jump to Build To Buy If you are anything like us, you believe that losing inventory due to theft, expiration, or temperature excursion is unacceptable. Even worse if that loss costs you revenue, leads to regulatory violations or wasted time...
A Hospital Analysis: The Need for New Supply Chain Solutions
Even though two years have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic began, hospitals are still feeling the effects. Staffing shortages continue to be a major issue, with one study showing that hospital employment is recovering slower than the res...
Empowering Nurses with Point-of-Use Supply Chain Technology
Today’s healthcare landscape is high intensity, and nurses are feeling the strain — not just from clinical demands, but also from supply-related tasks that pull them away from patient care. One of the most time-consuming of these tasks is i...
Making Strides in Healthcare Inventory Automation
GRAND RAPIDS, MI- July 24, 2024 – TrackCore has implemented its 1,000th RFID-enclosure with partner Terso Solutions, demonstrating the accelerated adoption of automated inventory management technology throughout the U.S. healthcare system. ...
Powering Healthcare Supply Chain Automation
Terso RFID Solutions Power Healthcare Automation with Oracle Partnership Terso Solutions has partnered with Oracle to power the automation of healthcare inventory management. Terso’s RFID solutions will provide real-time inventory visibilit...
Med Spa Inventory Control
As we see smart inventory management being adopted more and more by healthcare, it only seems logical that related industries would benefit from IoT hardware and software solutions as well. Medical aesthetics is one of those healthcare adja...
Hospital RFID Storage Solutions
The way that medical supply inventory is managed in hospitals is changing. In the past, it was normal for healthcare organizations to have a surplus of inventory. Physicians had to be served, nurses had to be able to find what they needed q...
Wisconsin Innovation Awards Finalist
Terso is announced as finalist for the Wisconsin Innovation Awards Madison—August 4, 2023 — Terso Solutions is among twenty five companies selected as finalists for the 2023 Wisconsin Innovation Awards. In total, more than 300 businesses, p...
UHF Technology vs. Barcode in Healthcare: Weighing the Options
I recently read an article which compared two technologies within the healthcare space – barcodes and RFID. The article explores the benefits of tracking assets or inventory in hospitals and compared these two technologies side-by-side in c...
The Significance of Software QA
By Padmini Chintakayala, Sr Quality Assurance Engineer I am sure we have all heard about quality assurance or quality control at some point in our careers. Quality assurance at face value means that a product or service is at its optimum le...
A Note of Gratitude and Thanks
I hope this finds you and your loved ones safe and well. The past several weeks has brought about unfathomable change and many serious challenges to us as individuals, our families, our businesses and our society. The global COVID-19 pandem...
Take Your Inventory to New Heights
MADISON,WI- July 14, 2020 – Terso Solutions has announced the release of its inventory management web application, Stratosphere. While Terso’s RFID devices serve to secure inventory and identify essential inventory information, Stratosphere...
Terso Solutions Releases Jetstream Cloud RFID Platform
Jetstream enables software companies and enterprises to add distributed RFID capabilities quickly through simple programming interfaces. April 3, 2013 Madison, WI – Terso Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of automated inventory management...
Revolutionizing Healthcare with RFID
Terso’s own, Nina Petters, and Avery Dennison’s, Benjamin Read, sit down to discuss the breakthroughs RFID technology is making in the pharma & healthcare industry – enhancing safety, efficiency, and patient care. Related content News Embra...
KnowNow: Behind the Brand Promise
By Kristine Lohman, Marketing Manager As 2020 wraps up, I think we can all let out a collective sigh. We’ve been through a lot. Of course, there’s still a lot of work to be done as we enter the New Year, but one thing that remains consisten...
Exploring the Specialty Pharma Landscape: Challenges and Strategic Solutions
The specialty pharma industry is at the forefront of delivering groundbreaking treatments for the world’s most complex and life-threatening diseases. However, the sector faces a range of significant challenges that must be addressed to full...
Consignment Inventory Management: A Blessing or a Curse?
BY Joe Pleshek, Terso's CEO & President In a recent white paper entitled, “Know Now: The Need for Improved Inventory Visibility of Medical Devices” we explained the need for change in the healthcare supply chain relating to field inventory....
The Impact of DSCSA and the Role of Emerging Technology
We conclude our interview with John Kilgour, where we discuss the specialty pharmaceutical market and what systems need to be put in place to ensure success. Events The Evolution and Growth of Specialty Pharma Technology Specialty Pharma Bu...
RAIN RFID in Europe
by Ben Read, Business Development Executive The history of adoption of RAIN RFID for the European markets started back in the late nineties/early noughties, following the opening of the Auto-ID Centre (AIDC) in Europe, initially in the Unit...
Implementing a Consignment Inventory Management Model
In a past article, President and CEO of Terso Solutions, Joe Pleshek discussed if consignment inventory could be seen as a blessing or a curse to suppliers. He concluded that the stark reality facing medical device manufacturers is the nece...
Visit us at HIMSS 2020
HIMSS 2020 Learn How You Can Know Now We are quickly approaching the HIMSS 2020 trade show in sunny Orlando, Florida and we can’t wait to have exciting conversations surrounding our technology and software. You will be able to find us at bo...
Embracing RAIN RFID
MADISON,WI- August 10, 2021 – Terso Solutions has announced the deployment of its RAIN Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solutions in nearly 1,000 U.S. healthcare facilities. This level of integration within medical centers, VA hospital...
COVID-19 Vaccine: the Supply Chain Impact
By Dr. Ashley Anderson, Chief Medical Officer Is anyone not tired of the SARS-CoV-2 virus? When can we get rid of these masks and go back to bars and restaurants? When can we start to travel? When can we visit our friends and families? Atte...
Making Milestones in Healthcare
MADISON,WI- December 10, 2019 – TrackCore, Inc. will implement its 300th Terso Solutions RFID-enabled enclosure before the end of the year. This follows soon after TrackCore’s 200th implementation in Q1 of 2019. Such growth is a result of n...
Terso Solutions Expands Manufacturing Capabilities
MADISON, WI- Jan. 31, 2018 — Terso Solutions, Inc., a leading technology company delivering automated supply chain solutions, announced the official opening of their new U.S. production facility based near their headquarters in Madison, Wis...
Creating an Efficient ASC
While the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift of more procedures to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), the primary driver for years has been cost savings. Medicare pays hospital outpatient departments double the rates paid to ASCs (ASCA...
InVita Q&A Guest Post
How Vendor Interoperability Eliminates Missing Links in the Medical Implant Supply Chain The growing regulatory scrutiny, the demand for inventory transparency, and the concerns over patient safety have led hospitals and health systems to i...
Surgical Loaner Kit Software Redefined
By Jonathan Tillman, CEO, Medical Tracking Soultions Why do companies still build their own Loaner Kit Processing Software? This is a question I ask myself almost daily, but none of the answers I tell myself seem to satisfy. So, a little hi...
Terso Announces 2020 Tradeshow Participation
MADISON,WI- November 26, 2019 – Terso Solutions, the leading provider of automated inventory management solutions for tracking high-value medical and scientific products in healthcare and life science, announced today it will be exhibiting ...
Solution Excellence in the Healthcare Supply Chain
MADISON, WI- August 7, 2023 – Terso Solutions has announced its partnership with PAR Excellence Systems, Inc. (PAR). This partnership demonstrates both companies’ commitment to the continued delivery of innovative inventory management solut...
RFID Technology Fully Automate Tissue Tracking: Terso Solutions Partners with Champion Healthcare Technologies
Partnership integrates Terso’s RFID enabled storage with Champion’s UDITracker® tissue and implant tracking software. Madison, WI, September 11, 2012 – Terso Solutions, Inc. and Champion Medical Technologies have partnered to offer fully au...
Tecsys Guest Blog Post
Cory Turner, Director of Healthcare Strategy and Product Marketing, Tecsys We’ve been hearing from our customers how Omnicell’s OptiFlex point of use (POU) system is ceasing production and support for its medical/surgical supply cabinets. Y...
New Patent Awarded for RFID Enclosure Technology
Madison, WI. – The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded a patent (US 7,661,591 B2) for the Terso RFID-enabled enclosure technology offered through Terso Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of Promega Corporation. The RFID-enabled cabinets, fre...
The Impact of Staff Shortages & Vaccine Deadlines
By Lisa Brooks, RN, MSN, MBA Staffing Shortages and Vaccine Deadlines: The Newest Headline in a Decades-Old Struggle When I was contemplating becoming a nurse in the early 2000s, what swayed me was a set of commercials by Johnson & Johnson....
Improving Performance for Orthopedic Implants: Terso Solutions Partners with ImplantBase
MADISON, Wisconsin and AUSTIN, Texas — January 17, 2018 — Terso Solutions, Inc., a leading RFID technology provider, and ImplantBase, the leading orthopedic industry software provider, have partnered to deliver an end-to-end, automated inve...
Upgrading Your Inventory Management Technology
Whether driven by cost pressure or sunsetting of legacy systems, many healthcare organizations are re-evaluating the inventory management technology they have in place. It is common to find older systems in use that require manual steps lik...
Keeping Good Company in the Community: Terso Solutions Launches Love, Terso- An Organization Centered on Giving Back
MADISON, WI- February 12, 2019 – Love, Terso, the corporate responsibility committee belonging to Terso Solutions, prepared and served homemade pizzas with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Madison and the American Family Children’s Hospit...
Terso Solutions Launches New RFID-Enabled Cabinet For Healthcare Suppliers and Providers
October 07, 2016– Terso Solutions Inc. has expanded its line of RFID-enabled cabinets with the addition of a larger-capacity cabinet that is well-suited for operating room supply centers and catheterization labs, as well as other environmen...
Things to Consider When Evaluating Tracking Technology
Factor #1: Importance of staff efficiency “If making the most of staff time is important, then it’s important for providers to consider technology that enables their team to perform the jobs they were hired to do,” explained Jason Rosemurgy...
Terso x mymediset – In Conversation
Tune into this conversation between Joe Pleshek, President & CEO of Terso Solutions and Michael Knauer, Founder of mymediset, where they discuss challenges of inventory management in healthcare and the automated solutions that not only exis...
Terso Solutions Releases On-Premise Version of Jetstream RFID Software Platform
Jetstream enables software companies and enterprises to add distributed RFID capabilities quickly through simple programming interfaces. Madison, WI- October 9, 2013 – Terso Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of automated inventory managem...
TrackCore Implements Its 500th Terso RFID-Enabled Enclosure
MADISON, WI- April 19, 2022 – TrackCore has implemented its 500th Terso Solutions smart enclosure. The adoption of this RFID enabled technology continues to accelerate throughout U.S. healthcare systems. A Partnership Built on Data “This mi...
Choosing the Right Path to DSCSA Compliance
This article is a republished blog post by guest author, David Mascitto, Senior Manager, Product Marketing at Tecsys As 2024 continues, the November 27 DSCSA serialization deadline looms large over the entire pharmaceutical supply chain. If...
Debunking 4 Myths About RFID Inventory Management
By Keith Hoffman, VP Sales & Marketing Terso has completed many significant RFID projects over the years. Inevitably, we face fears and objections when it comes to launching new initiatives around RFID solutions due to a number of misconcep...
The Significance of Services
By Lindsey Kromm, Terso's Director of Client Services Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, as a working mother of three young kids, every minute during the week is accounted for in some way, shape or form. Now, with everyone at home, I’m find...
What is RFID?
Radio Frequency Identification RFID, which stands for radio frequency identification, is a form of wireless communication that uses radio waves to identify and track objects. There are a number of forms of RFID technology on the market toda...
Interview with TrackCore: Part One
Terso’s own, Jason Rosemurgy sits down (virtually) with Ross MacGregor where they examine the current state of inventory management in healthcare and how the Internet of Things (IoT) can benefit the supply chain . Click below to access part...
A New Chapter for Terso GmbH
Banner photo by Roland Halbe MADISON,WI- January 26, 2020 – Terso Solutions has announced the expansion of its business capabilities in Germany (Terso GmbH). This includes the physical relocation and expansion of the Terso GmbH facility, as...
Specialty Pharma Builds Momentum: Innovations and Challenges Ahead
By David Lefkowitz, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MARKET STRATEGY The landscape of specialty pharmaceuticals is evolving at a rapid pace, driven by demographic shifts, technological advancements, and increasing global health challenges. As the world’s...
Terso Awarded Patent for RFID Reader Enclosure System
Madison, WI – The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded a patent (US 7710275) for the Terso RFID Reader Enclosure System offered through Terso Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of Promega Corporation. The RFID-enabled cabinets, freezers and r...
Interview with TrackCore: Part Two
We conclude our interview with Ross MacGregor, where we discuss the ways in which TrackCore is benefiting the healthcare supply chain through the continued implemention of TrackCore software along with Terso’s RFID solutions. . Technology D...
Frustrations of Manual Inventory Management: A Nurse’s Perspective
by Lisa Brooks, RN, MSN, MBA I started my nursing career on a medical-surgical unit of a busy city hospital. Like most new nursing graduates, I was put on the night shift and frequently assigned more than the recommended number of patients....
Miltenyi Biotec Partners with Terso Solutions For A Fully Automated, On-site Inventory Management Program
The program “MACS® PICK UP POINT” was specially designed for MACS research products and currently is available in Germany and the United States. April 2, 2013 Madison, WI – Terso Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of automated inventory ma...
Elevate Inventory Visibility & Optimization with Stratosphere
MADISON, WI- March 29, 2023 – Terso Solutions has announced the addition of new features to its inventory management software platform, Stratosphere, for medical device manufacturers and distributors. These updates allow for ease of integra...
Taking Up Space in the Workplace: Terso Launches N.O.V.A. – A Committee Led by Women, For Women
MADISON,WI- December 3, 2019 – Terso Solutions announced today the launch of its inclusion and diversity initiative, N.O.V.A.- a committee with the specific focus of assuring equity, education, and support for the women of Terso. “N.O.V.A. ...
Life in the Gray – Embracing Ambiguity
By Andrea Barnes, Organizational Development Manager 11/26/2019 Being “comfortable” in ambiguity is somewhat of a fairy tale, at least that’s what I tell myself. What does that actually mean? I struggled for years (more like decades) with t...
How to Face the Challenges of Specialty Pharmacy
By Lisa Brooks, RN, MSN, MBA The Unique Challenges of Inventory Management for Specialty Pharmacy Specialty pharmacy faces many challenges when it comes to supply chain and inventory management. The aging population is already having a majo...
Life in 2020- the Year of Ambiguity
By Andrea Barnes, Terso's Organizational Development Manager In what feels like a lifetime ago (pre-COVID) I wrote about living life in the gray. Pre-COVID, living and thriving in ambiguity looked quite different. Pre-COVID, the majority of...
The Evolution and Growth of Specialty Pharma
Terso’s own, Jason Rosemurgy sits down (virtually) with John Kilgour about the growth of the specialty pharmaceutical market and what systems need to be put in place to ensure success. Click below to access part one of this exclusive and in...