May/June 2016

May/June 2016

COVER STORY

An IoT platform gathers data from multiple sources, puts it in context and disperses critical information in real time, improving patient care and internal processes.

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Features

COVER STORY

Spain’s Hospital de la Vega Gets Connected

An IoT platform gathers data from multiple sources, puts it in context and disperses critical information in real time, improving patient care and internal processes.

COVER STORY

Decathlon Scores a Big Win With RFID

The French sporting goods retailer is tracking most of its products from factories to more than 1,000 stores in 25 countries.

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Sensing New Opportunities

Phase IV Engineering's RFID Sensor Reader and Smartrac's Sensor Tadpole tag address end users' needs.

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London’s CityPoint Modernizes Building Security

An NFC solution automates access control for contractors, facilitates guard patrol and gives property managers insight into operations.

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A Healthy Partnership Solves Hospital Problems

TrackCore's Operating Room software integrated with Terso's RFID cabinets automates tissue and implant tracking, improving efficiencies, facilitating government compliance and boosting nurse satisfaction.

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RFID Gets to the Root of Surgical Services Problems

Florida Hospital uses real-time location data to understand why delays and bottlenecks occur, to improve OR performance and patient satisfaction.

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A Gem of a Solution

Golden Environmental Mat Services tracks one-ton mats, so they don't get lost in the mud on job sites or harm environmentally fragile terrain.

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Setting an Example

Pam Sweeney is a leader on Macy's RFID team, which is using the technology to become the world's first omnichannel retailer.

Columns

TUNED IN

Excuses, Excuses!

Retailers that claim RFID is "too difficult" are misinformed, reluctant to acknowledge inefficiencies in their stores or averse to change.

HEALTH-CARE BEAT

Cutting Human Bottlenecks

Before hospitals deploy an RFID solution to improve bed management, they must revise their patient-workflow process.

SOFTWARE SAVVY

Middleware Finds a Home

It's becoming easier to run middleware on fixed and handheld readers.

Departments

EDITOR'S VIEW

The Awards 10 Years On

For a decade, the RFID Journal Awards have helped organizations in a variety of industries to understand how they can benefit from radio frequency identification technologies.