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Each month, RFID Journal receives numerous white paper submissions from outside experts. We read each paper carefully and select the most informative articles. Please note that we cannot guarantee the accuracy of facts or claims in these papers.

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  • Pharmaceutical Shifts Toward UHF RFID for Savings
    Published February 2009

    The 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.

  • RFID Usage in the Patient-Care Environment
    Published July 2008

    This 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.

  • From A to ZigBee: The Truth About Sensor Networks
    Published June 2008

    Awarepoint 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.

  • Gators Gain with New RFID Solution
    Published March 2008

    Intermec explains how the University of Florida's Animal Care Services Department is using RFID to track approximately 35,000 mice and 3,000 rats housed in over 11,000 cages, used in research studies to find cures for various diseases.

  • RFID and Privacy: Guidance for Health-Care Providers
    Published January 2008

    Dr. Ann Cavoukian, information and privacy commissioner of Ontario, and Hewlett-Packard's Victor Garcia explain what the health-care sector needs to know to understand the current and potential applications of RFID technology, its potential benefits, its privacy implications and steps that can be taken to mitigate potential threats to privacy.

  • Smart Cards in U.S. Health Care: Benefits for Patients, Providers and Payers
    Published February 2007

    This publication of the Smart Card Alliance Healthcare Council describes challenges within the health-care industry and outlines opportunities for the use of smart-card technology in health care.

  • Potential of RFID in the Pharmaceutical Market
    Published December 2006

    Written by Simon Holloway of Solidsoft, this white paper describes the opportunities and business benefits RFID offers C-level executives and line-of-business managers in the pharmaceutical and medical equipment sector.

  • RFID Tag Data Security Infrastructure
    Published November 2006

    Joseph Pearson of Texas Instruments proposes requirements for item-level tagging deployment and lays the foundation for a tag-data security infrastructure for the pharmaceutical industry.

  • Case Study: University of Colorado Hospital
    Published September 2006

    Submitted by RFIDeas Inc., this document outlines a card reader designed to help hospitals control network access and achieve HIPAA compliance.

  • RFID and UHF: A Prescription for RFID Success in the Pharmaceutical Industry
    Published July 2006

    This white paper represents a collaborative effort by ADT/Tyco Fire & Security, Alien, Impinj, Intel, Symbol and Xterprise for the purposes of providing educational information on UHF RFID technology to the market, and to examine the suitability of UHF RFID for item-level applications in the pharmaceutical industry.

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