ASD Healthcare and Blue Vector announced RFID-based drug cabinets they developed have been installed in more than 50 hospitals. Active RFID tags are applied to individual drug doses so an in-cabinet reader can monitor inventory levels for automated replenishment. Other integrated sensors monitor storage conditions and issue alerts.
Return on investment is not the only way to calculate the value of RFID.
A test facility developed by GS1 Colombia has put Bogotá on the RFID map.
RF Code’s new Bluetooth-enabled mobile reader lets any Bluetooth device — including smart phones, handheld computers and notebooks — run active RFID applications. The reader also works without a computer and can store tag reads for later processing. The reader is being promoted for IT asset management and other applications.
The hospital group, having already deployed active RFID to monitor the whereabouts of movable assets, will use the technology to keep tabs on its patients.
The health-care facility, located in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, is installing a Wi-Fi-based RFID system to track patients, staff and assets, as well as improve patient care.
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The Korea Times reports that McDonald’s, the world’s largest fast food chain, and telecommunications technology manufacturer SK Telecom of South Korea have teamed on a pilot that allows consumers to order food from their tables using RFID. The system debuted today at a McDonald’s in western Seoul.
The passive tag is now more aligned with international requirements for tracking animals, and is designed to help the agency’s National Animal Identification System keep tabs on disease outbreaks.
The software giant and its partners will demonstrate several ready-to-deploy, RFID-enabled applications at the conference, to be held Oct. 2-4, in Chicago.