Mobile RTLS Tracks Health-care Efficiency
Hartford Medical Group is using RFID/infrared technology to track the efficiency of medical visits and employees before and after installing a new electronic medical record system.
RFID-ROI-SME Project Promises Big Help for Small Business
Eight pilot deployments are designed to show how RFID can become a productivity tool during a time of financial recession, especially for companies that operate under constrained budgets.
Why RFID—and Why Now?
Radio frequency identification is gaining traction, because business needs drive the evolution of information technology systems.
BASF Subsidiary Develops Better Crops Through RFID
At its research greenhouse, CropDesign uses passive tags to automatically measure the health and yield of genetically modified rice plants.
Which Active RFID Tags Can Be Used in Airplanes?
Are there any restrictions regarding which types of tags can be utilized in flight? —Name withheld ——— Any active tags may be used on airplanes in the United States, but they can not transmit, or beacon, while in flight. Some airlines utilize active tags on cargo...
Apollo Hospital Chennai Uses RFID to Speed Up Check-ups
The system tracks 250 patients simultaneously as they undergo dozens of diagnostic procedures in half a day, thereby improving traffic flow and saving many hours of time.
RFID-based Hand-Hygiene System Prevents Health-care Acquired Infections
At Princeton Baptist Medical Center, RFID-enabled hand-washing stations not only track usage, but also provide display messages to educate or entertain staff members while they sanitize their hands.
RFID News Roundup
Imation, RFID Global Solution partner on tracking solution for IT assets; GS1 US delivers white paper on Global Visibility Framework; IBM intros wireless sensor development kit, teams with MEMSIC; Mercy Hospital cites success with RFID-enabled hand-washing system; energy-harvesting active RFID development kit; N.J., N.Y. transit agencies launch joint MasterCard contactless payment pilot.
Wisconsin High School Gets ‘Help Alert’
Each staff member carries a ZigBee-based active RFID tag with a button that can be pressed to notify administrators of an emergency, and to indicate where help is needed.