Many inventory inaccuracies exist in the retail world today. Most retailers have only about 65 percent accuracy into their inventory on a given day. Imagine trying to operate a business when one-third of the decisions you make are based in inaccurate data. Unfortunately, stockrooms at medical and research facilities are faced with problems very similar [...]

The market for washable RFID tags appears to be booming. Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. announced this week that it shipped more than two million of its washable RFID tags during the first three months of 2013. Sales of the tags have been so robust that Fujitsu has doubled the production capacity at its manufacturing facility [...]

Could RFID be any hotter in healthcare? New and innovative uses for RFID in healthcare emerge daily, from RFID-enabled iPads, to asset tracking and hand hygiene solutions. When MIT Technology Review runs a feature story on using RFID wristbands to measure hand washing at hospitals, you know the technology is going mainstream. I’m a strong [...]

RFID continues to prove that it can enhance patient safety and save lives. The latest example comes out of the Philippines, where an RFID-enabled hand hygiene system reduced hospital-acquired infections by 48 percent. The solution is up and running at The Medical City, a healthcare facility in Manila that treats more than 40,000 in-patients annually. [...]

In order for RFID to firmly take hold in the retail sector, it’s imperative that products are tagged at the point of manufacture. Source tagging is becoming more common in apparel retailing as big retailers issue mandates to manufactures and as brands realize that they can benefit from tagging all products as opposed to partial [...]

In order for RFID to firmly take hold in the retail sector, it’s imperative that products are tagged at the point of manufacture. Source tagging is becoming more common as big retailers issue mandates to manufactures and as vendors realize that they can benefit from tagging all products, as opposed to partial lots. Source tagging [...]

Boston-based Tufts Medical Center has rolled out WaveMark’s inventory management solution to its operating room environment. Dan Johnson, RN, Director of Surgical Services at Tufts, says the hospital expanded the solution after supporting more than 8,000 procedures in the Cath, EP and IR labs over a five-year period. “Expanding the use of the solution to [...]

For those that missed last week’s edition of RFID 24-7, we’ve posted the link here. RFID technology is making big gains in healthcare. New solutions entering the market give healthcare providers the ability to operate more efficiently, control healthcare costs and improve patient care and safety. Last week Intelligent InSites was selected to provide a software solution [...]

RFID and RTLS technology is making big gains in healthcare. New solutions entering the market give healthcare providers the ability to operate more efficiently, control healthcare costs and improve patient care and safety. This week Intelligent InSites was selected to provide a software solution for the Department of Veterans Affairs. The five-year, $543 million contract [...]

RFID technology continues to find unique use cases in the hospital environment. One of the most recent developments relies on an RFID-enabled iPad to verify the inspection process for radiation apparel like vests and aprons. After a successful pilot last year at the Bon Secours Health System in Virginia, Burlington Medical Supplies began to embed [...]