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
The Florida hospital is expanding its existing AeroScout Wi-Fi-based RFID system to track patients entering and leaving its ORs, and to display data about each patient's status on a reader board.
Children's Hospital Colorado to Expand Wireless Sensor System
The hospital reports that TempSys' CheckPoint solution has already paid for itself "a couple of times over," by reducing the amount of labor required to track temperatures within blood coolers and other units.
Czech Oncology Center Uses Wi-Fi RTLS to Locate People, Equipment
The system has enabled the Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute to reduce the number of items lost, and is improving safety by allowing patients to transmit requests for help to employees assigned to their ward.
Medicarte Uses RFID and Biometrics to Reduce Counterfeiting
Passive HF tags identify expensive drugs dispensed to customers, ensuring that the empty packaging can not be reused by sellers of bogus pharmaceuticals.
Maryland's Medical Examiner to Track Human Bodies Via RFID
After using EPC Gen 2 passive UHF tags and readers to track paperwork for one year, the organization expects to soon begin utilizing RFID wristbands to track the decedents as well.
U.S. Veterans Department Announces RFP for Nationwide RTLS Solution
In December, the department expects to release a request for proposal for a $550 million project to improve efficiency and gain asset visibility via active and passive RFID and real-time location technology.
Monongahela Valley Hospital Merges Medical Records With RTLS
The Pennsylvania facility has integrated Meditech's Emergency Department Management software with Awarepoint's RFID-based patient-management solution, to provide it with data regarding a patient's location, condition and treatment.
Advantech's Infotainment Terminal Supports Multiple RFID Applications
The touch-screen device enables users to pay for products and services, as well as view data specifically approved for them, or to set equipment to personal settings—all with the tap of an RFID-enabled card or mobile phone.
Brooke Army Medical Center Prepares RTLS Expansion
The 3-million-square-foot facility is adding Ekahau's Wi-Fi-based tags and Conexus' Plexus software to its new 200-bed tower, scheduled to open next month.
