Five ways RFID devices can improve the healthcare industry

Long-range RFID equipment is not only in the garment industry to make contributions, it technically can be so said in all walks of life in the field have brought some simple and can enhance the efficiency of the approach, such as: freight logistics, traffic and travel, retail, shopping malls and supermarkets, medical treatment, national defense, property management, personnel positioning systems, bag tracking, basically must be managed in the place, it can bring some assistance!

1. Improve the tracking of instruments in the operating room

Many hospitals are using this technology to track OR instruments and other items, saving time by removing manual counting, ensuring that each item is properly sterilized to reduce the risk of germs, and managing inventory levels better.

2. Improve patient safety

In addition to ensuring that equipment is properly sterilized, hardware RFID devices can also be used to apply "smart" cabinets to safely manage medications in hospitals. RFID patient wristbands can also help ensure that patients receive the right amount of each drug at the right time. In some institutions, RFID has even been used to track the parts of patients with dementia to avoid their disappearance.

3. Better supply chain management management

Hospitals are facing increasing pressure to control the cost of work. By using active RFID devices to track inventory levels of supplies and medical devices, distributors are able to create solutions that fully automate the opening of supply order information based on the content of real-time inventory information. This can help prevent redundant orders and ensure that staff can browse for the materials they need.

4. UDI Compliance

The FDA requires medical device manufacturers to uniquely identify medical devices to help simplify tracking and recall management. By using RFID identification for UDI applications, manufacturers can maintain a compatible model while allowing the clinic to more easily track and manage his machines and equipment within the medical structure, all without the barcode vision scanner requirement. Thus more accurate, simpler and time saving.

5. Improved property management

Nurses and doctors consume time every week looking for machines and equipment. By linking RFID tags to wheelchair carts, beds, IV pumps and other objects, hospitals are able to accurately locate and improve asset utilization. This saves time for healthcare workers and helps hospitals avoid unnecessary property consumption based on accurate asset counts, saving time and assets!

In addition, RFID can also be used for hospital contact history tracking and control applications, each treatment and epidemic prevention and government units can timely and clearly grasp the dynamic information of the entire treatment process, so as to avoid similar SARS epidemic hospital infection control problems arise again.