New York Medical Center Tracks OR Equipment for Trauma Care
The SUNY system's University Hospital has deployed a Wi-Fi-based RFID solution to track the location of its emergency equipment, as well as the temperatures of drugs and tissue samples in 100 refrigerators, and expects an ROI within one year.- NFC Brings Visibility to British Home Care
- New System Tracks Specimens From Hospitals to Labs
- Keynote Speaker, New Content Announced for RFID Journal LIVE! Canada
- RTLS Providers Cite Strong Demand From Hospitals
- Middle Easterners Imagine RFID's Power and Possibilities
- RFID Helps Satisfy OSHA Rules for Industrial Respirators
- RFID Tracks Consumables in Genetic Analyzers
- Calif. Researchers Tag Cadavers, Body Parts
- Team to Develop Standards for Testing RFID in Health Care
Health Care case studies
- Special Olympics Scores With RFID
- 10 Presentations From RFID Journal LIVE! 2009
- How RFID Delivers Shipping Accuracy and Cost Savings
- Using RFID to Optimize Medical Device Inventories at St Elizabeth Medical Center
A Year of Ups and Downs
The economic tumult dominated the news in 2008, but there were still many positive developments in the RFID industry.Learning to Do More With Less
The current economic crisis offers companies a rare opportunity to fundamentally change their cost structure and enhance their competitiveness.
RFID Journal LIVE! 2009 Report
At RFID Journal's seventh annual conference and exhibition, held in Orlando, Fla., 2,400 industry professionals learned from organizations using RFID to improve their operations. View the presentations from the event.-
Pharmaceutical Shifts Toward UHF RFID for Savings
Published February 2009The global pharmaceutical industry dispenses more than $500 billion worth of prescription medications annually, with the distribution of regulated pharmaceuticals achieved through a complex supply chain involving thousands of trading partners who conduct business through multiple transaction levels. With this in mind, Alien Technology explores the benefits that can be derived from RFID technologies, such as stemming the influx of counterfeit drugs.
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RFID Usage in the Patient-Care Environment
Published July 2008This study, authored by Barbara Christe, Elaine Cooney, Gregg Maggioli, Dustin Doty, Robert Frye and Jason Short, examines the effects of two common passive RFID antennas—near-field and far-field—and five general types of patient-care equipment in real-use scenarios. Data was collected regarding the function of the equipment within the antennas' RF fields, in situations resembling common use.
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From A to ZigBee: The Truth About Sensor Networks
Published June 2008Awarepoint explains how the ZigBee protocol can help enable a cost-effective, standards-based wireless networking solution for the health-care sector, supporting low data rates, low power consumption, security and reliability.
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