SencorpWhite Adds RFID to Medical Storage Unit
The company's MicroVert secure device for dispensing high-value supplies, pharmaceuticals or blood now comes equipped with RFID, to automatically identify what is removed and returned, and to manage inventory.- RTLS to Increase Patient Visibility Within Tallahassee Memorial's Surgical Suite
- Children's Hospital Colorado to Expand Wireless Sensor System
- Czech Oncology Center Uses Wi-Fi RTLS to Locate People, Equipment
- Medicarte Uses RFID and Biometrics to Reduce Counterfeiting
- Maryland's Medical Examiner to Track Human Bodies Via RFID
- U.S. Veterans Department Announces RFP for Nationwide RTLS Solution
- Monongahela Valley Hospital Merges Medical Records With RTLS
- Advantech's Infotainment Terminal Supports Multiple RFID Applications
- Brooke Army Medical Center Prepares RTLS Expansion
Health Care case studies
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Is "RFID-Ready"
- RFID Makes Radiation Therapy Safer
- French Biobank Secures Specimens
- RFID Goes to Medical School
Realizing the Value in a Real-Time Locating Solution for Health Care
Increasing Efficiencies by Using RFID to Track Assets
RFID-Enabled Journals Help Patients Track and Manage Chronic Diseases at Meridian Health
RFID: The Key to Safer, Fresher Produce
An FDA mandate coupled with the proven benefits of temperature monitoring could drive adoption in a sector that's been slow to embrace the technology.-
Health-Care Market Secrets
Published January 2012SATO America offers tips for how to break into the expanding health-care market, and discusses several products reflecting the range of automated data-collection and RFID applications in that sector. (4 pages)
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Track-and-Trace Solutions for the Health-care and Pharmaceutical Industries
Published December 2011Counterfeit medicine is a growing problem worldwide. Consumer and patient safety is crucially important within the health-care and pharmaceutical industries, as is the eroding bottom lines of many drug companies due to the infiltration of bogus medications into the supply chain. SATO America explains why track-and-trace solutions, including bar-coding and RFID technologies, should be implemented in order to ensure the integrity of pharmaceuticals moving from manufacturer to consumer, as well as improve productivity and profitability. (3 pages)
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RTLS-based Ubiquitous Health-Care Management System Design and Implementation
Published August 2011The U.S. health-care system, one of the most complex systems worldwide, has suffered from ineffective logistics management, patient safety concerns and escalating costs. Real-time location systems (RTLS) based on ubiquitous computing are a new application that will increase the visibility and operational efficiency of clinical and administrative workflow in the health-care setting. In this paper, Xiaoyu Ma, Kai Yang and Kimberly Brayley propose a hybrid framework to implement RTLS technology in hospitals, according to the theory of information system design theory, lean management and task-technology fit. (25 pages)
