Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

Mumbai reduces errors in data collection

Monday, May 3, 2010

SevenHills Hospital of Mumbai, India has chosen Ruckus Wireless’ automated real time data collection system to reduce errors and instantly capture patient information.

The hospital will use wireless handheld devices and patient wrist bands employing RFID technology to make it possible to track the location and status of patients throughout the hospital’s 17 acre campus.


The system will ensure that all doctors spend the necessary time with each patient, as well as to capture and share real time data with other specialists and staff in the hospital.

The system also looks to automate routine data collection and reduce errors to improve medical record keeping, test results, and other life-critical information that can improve patient evaluation and diagnostic accuracy. [end] 

University of North Carolina Hospitals are using RFID technology to eliminate medical errors and enhance patient safety in operating rooms, according Healthcare IT News.

UNC Hospitals are using the RF Assure Detection System from RF Surgical Systems, based out of Washington. The system uses RFID detection technology to account for surgical sponges and other materials to prevent items from being left behind inside a patient post-surgery.

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Mumbai’s Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is in the process of establishing an integrated ticketing system for all modes of transit in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

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Findings from an IMARC Group study reveal that the demand of smart cards in the automatic fare collection system in India is expected to grow exponentially in the next five years.

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Proclaiming its entrance into the RFID space, Honeywell introduced part of a new product portfolio designed to bring efficiency to the retail industry, the Optimus 5900 RFID mobile computer.

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Fenwal Inc. inked a five-year agreement with Biolog-id to exclusively market, sell and distribute the Biolog-id RFID blood tracking and traceability system in Europe and the United States.

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VeriTeQ announced its plans to offer the FDA-cleared VeriChip microchip, a rice grain-sized passive RFID microchip, for the identification of breast implants and other medical devices.

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