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White Papers
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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Health Care white papers
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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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Gators Gain with New RFID Solution
Published March 2008Intermec 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.
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RFID and Privacy: Guidance for Health-Care Providers
Published January 2008Dr. 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.
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Smart Cards in U.S. Health Care: Benefits for Patients, Providers and Payers
Published February 2007This 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.
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Potential of RFID in the Pharmaceutical Market
Published December 2006Written 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.
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RFID Tag Data Security Infrastructure
Published November 2006Joseph 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.
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Case Study: University of Colorado Hospital
Published September 2006Submitted by RFIDeas Inc., this document outlines a card reader designed to help hospitals control network access and achieve HIPAA compliance.
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RFID and UHF: A Prescription for RFID Success in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Published July 2006This 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.
