RFID technology will figure prominently into one of the most ambitious “city of the future” projects to date. In Tokyo’s famed Ginza shopping district, 10,000 RFID tags and similar wireless beacons will be embedded in public fixtures like walls and street lamps, according to Computerworld.
The hospital, now using its Wi-Fi network to track infusion pumps, plans to expand the technology so it can also track other assets, along with surgical patients and staff.
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HP and Precision Dynamics Corporation today announed the deployment of a comprehensive RFID-based patient management system at the Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan. The system offers the facility a raft of benefits and has already realized positive results in terms of patient identification.
To increase efficiencies, while helping students study more and search less, the Chicago State University facility uses a system combining RFID with automated material handling.
Developed in conjunction with the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation, the system can identify the box’s cargo and location, as well as monitor internal environmental conditions.
Ceàgo Vinegarden is using passive tags and active sensors to improve the quality of its grapes, reduce environmental impacts and increase efficiencies.
3M today announced the successful pilot of an RFID-based track-and-trace solution for Mayo Clinic, the well-known medical practice with diagnosis and treatment facilities scattered across the US. The RFID system will allow medical practitioners to better manage the specimens of patient tissue.
Researchers, standards bodies and RFID technology vendors are all looking at ways to create better security for RFID tags.