RFID Healthcare Articles

  1. Could RFID Help Support Electronic Health Records? 11/10/2010
    Electronic health records EHRs would provide healthcare professionals with electronic access to an individual’s medical history, even when that history has been recorded by multiple providers. Therefore, the EHR system necessitates inter-operable communication of standardized data between hospitals and physicians. In our view, RFID could play a potential role in the development of these health records, particularly given the tight timeframe that needs to be followed. The Department of Health and Human Services needs to issue its Interim Final Rule by December 31, 2009 and legislative incentives begin in 2011. By Reik Read, Robert W. Baird & Co.
  2. Could RFID Help Support Electronic Health Records? 8/6/2009
    Electronic health records EHRs would provide healthcare professionals with electronic access to an individual’s medical history, even when that history has been recorded by multiple providers. Therefore, the EHR system necessitates inter-operable communication of standardized data between hospitals and physicians. In our view, RFID could play a potential role in the development of these health records, particularly given the tight timeframe that needs to be followed. The Department of Health and Human Services needs to issue its Interim Final Rule by December 31, 2009 and legislative incentives begin in 2011. By Reik Read, Robert W. Baird & Co.
  3. Integration Story: Microsoft Partners With Implantable RFID Chip Maker VeriChip 12/5/2008
    Microsoft plans to make VeriChip's VeriMed Health Link system accessible through Microsoft's HealthVault platform, a secure, online repository that consumers can use for free to manage their health records. The VeriMed Health Link system includes implantable passive RFID tags used for human patient identification and medical records tracking, as well as a hosted database for storing electronic medical records. According to Sean Nolan, the chief architect for HealthVault, VeriChip is the first RFID company to partner with Microsoft on the online platform. By Beth Bacheldor, RFID Journal, Inc.
  4. Microsoft Partners With Implantable RFID Chip Maker VeriChip 12/5/2008
    Microsoft plans to make VeriChip's VeriMed Health Link system accessible through Microsoft's HealthVault platform, a secure, online repository that consumers can use for free to manage their health records. The VeriMed Health Link system includes implantable passive RFID tags used for human patient identification and medical records tracking, as well as a hosted database for storing electronic medical records. According to Sean Nolan, the chief architect for HealthVault, VeriChip is the first RFID company to partner with Microsoft on the online platform. By Beth Bacheldor, RFID Journal, Inc.
  5. RFID Training And Research: The Radio Frequency Identification Center of Excellence At Penn State Behrend 6/20/2008
    Just down the road from the RFID Solutions Online office is one of the industry's leading proponents of RFID and its applications, the Radio Frequency Identification Center of Excellence At Penn State Behrend. The mission of the RFID Center is to conduct RFID applied research and outreach resulting in strategic advantage and economic growth for industry. Written by Tony Paris, managing editor, RFID Solutions Online
  6. The Market For Handheld Bar Code Scanning 2/12/2008
    This white paper presents certain top-level findings from the handheld bar code scanner volumes of VDC’s 2007 Automatic Identification/Data Collection (AIDC) Global Industry Business Planning Service. This research service covers major AIDC industry forces and trends, including product and technology development, competitive analysis, distribution analysis and end-user consumption analysis.
  7. AIM Global Unveils Top-Five Predictions For RFID Industry In 2008 12/19/2007
    AIM Global, the worldwide industry trade association and authority on automatic identification and mobility solutions, recently unveiled five predictions that highlight important trends, developments, and innovations that will significantly impact the landscape of the radio frequency identification (RFID) industry in 2008 and beyond. Submitted by AIM Global
  8. N.J. Medical Center Uses LF Tags To Protect Patient Records
    Featuring Gary Wilhelm, business and financial systems manager, Englewood Hospital     12/13/2007
    A number of hospitals are starting to employ RFID to track medical devices and other assets. But Englewood Hospital and Medical Center (EHMC) is using the technology for another purpose: to protect patient data and control access to its clinical system and other critical applications. Used with permission from RFID Journal
  9. Army Medical Center Looking To Boost Asset Awareness
    Featuring Jason Howe, CEO, Awarepoint     12/13/2007
    Walter Reed Army Medical Center, one of the largest medical treatment facilities within the U.S. Department of Defense, is adopting a real-time location system (RTLS) that uses ZigBee-based RFID tags. The hospital plans to utilize the system to track 4,000 pieces of equipment, according to Awarepoint, a San Diego provider of RTLS technology designed for tracking assets in healthcare facilities. Used with permission from RFID Journal
  10. German Hospital Expands Bed-Tagging Project
    Featuring Thomas Jell, RFID project manager, Siemens IT Solutions and Services     11/16/2007
    The Bielefeld City Clinics, a public hospital in northern Germany, is moving into the second phase of a test designed to use radio frequency identification to expedite the cleaning of beds. The second phase plans to expand the application to additional wards so they can collect enough data to calculate how much money the hospital would save by using RFID to track all of its beds. Before the tests were conducted, no tracking system was in place. Used with permission from RFID Journal