The benefits of ensuring positive patient identification to reduce medical errors are obvious. Information gleaned, particularly with active RFID tags, will mRFID can help with a wide variety of problems in healthcare from the fact that 10% of patients suffer an "adverse event"; 50% of patients take their medication incorrectly and up to 15% of hospital assets by value are lost or stolen every yearRFID a definition : RFID is a wireless AIDC (Automatic identification and data capture technologies) use to track and manage items with minimal (human) intervention. RFID is a system that involves electronic tags containing data encoded (e.g. identification) onto a integrated circuit (IC). A device (reader) sends an electromagnetic signal to the tag. The tag transmit its code when a signal is received from a readerType of tags : RFID Tag also called a transponder is a device attached to or embedded in a physical object to be automatically identified. The transponder components are a integrated circuit (chip), a antenna and the substrate (support).

1. Passive tags : not equipped with a battery. They are activated by a reader. 2. Active tags : equipped with a battery which that amplify the signal transmitted back to the reader. 3. Semi-passive tags (also called battery-assisted passive tags or BAP) : equipped with a battery which

energizes built in sensorsthey failed to see the Internet as an infrastructure on which many applications could be built.

Actually, the technology is ready, and many companies have successfully deployed an RFID infrastructure and used it for a wide variety of applications.

let IT build and maintain the infrastructure required to support applications.Due to the fact that paperwork is time consuming, patient transfers are often poorly coordinated, and busy staffs juggling multiple responsibilities do not always communicate well with each other or with the patient and their family. These system inefficiencies create opportunities for medical errors and safety gaps, potentially harming the patient. The cost of middleware varies from vendor to vendor and is usually based on the number of locations where it will be installed, the complexity of the application and many other factors. RFID middleware can be purchased for as little as $5,000 to $20,000, and with enough functionality to run most RFID applications.The Intermec RFID Deployment ServicesGroup, whose members have a combined total ofmore than 25 years of RFID experience in addition to designing and implementing an RFID system,SyntegraThe purpose of this study is to investigate the extent of implementation of RFID systems inCalifornia public and academic libraries, and to ascertain the goals of libraries in implementingRFID, as well as the costs and benefits associated with the use of this technology. The gatheringof such information, it is hoped, will inform and assist libraries that are contemplating thepurchase of RFID systems by providing them with information from libraries that have alreadyadopted such systems. This data can provide a framework, a planning tool, for libraries to use inmaking their own cost-benefit projections and can help inform their decisions about RFIDadoption. Benefits in the form of cost savings were realized both in the reduction in number of staffneeded to circulate books and in improved productivity of staff. Implementation of technology, upgrades and breakthroughs promise

better performance, more efficiency, faster service, and less cost. RFID systems offer the ability to perform inventories using hand-held scanners Costs to train staff and patrons in the use of the equipment turned out to be quite insignificant.When cost figures were supplied they ranged from $750 to $2,044.RFID Documents Surgery at Huntsville Hospital Huntsville Hospital decided on an RFID-enabled system mainly because it wanted to improve efficiencies and communications that would directly improve surgical start times, Cathcart says. "The surgery department had identified several components to the patient throughput and staff workflow that often creates a bottleneck throughout the continuum of care," she says. The hospital specifically wanted to improve communication among staff via real-time updates of patients' status, provide caregivers with visual cues via an LCD monitor of scheduled procedures and their status, as well as provide a mechanism that would correctly identify patients being prepped for surgery. http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/3572/2/1/

By Beth Bacheldor

Aug. 21, 2007—Tags Track Surgical Patients at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. By Beth Bacheldor April 10, 2007 http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/3222/1/1/RFID System Components and Costs http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/1336/1/129/

the packaging is structured to allow the RFID tag to be attached to an object to be tracked. may also help filter data more effectively, and remotely monitor, control and maintain readers. Middleware is a generic term used to describe software that resides between the RFID reader and enterprise applications. It's a critical component of any RFID system, because the middleware takes the raw data from the reader—a reader might read the same tag 100 times per second—filters it and passes on the useful event data to back-end systems. The most important component is the RFID-specific software that translates the raw data from the tag into information about the goods and orders that are represented by the tags. This information can then be fed into other databases and applications for further processing. RFID middleware, simply put, is a software layer residing between the RFID hardware and the existing back-end system or application software. It extracts data from the RFID interrogators (readers), filters it, aggregates it and routes it to enterprise applications such as a warehouse management system (WMS), enterprise resource planning (ERP) software or a manufacturing execution system (MES).The device is available now, with cost varying depending on the specific implementation. Pricing starts at $20 for each RFID-enabled wristband (in quantities of 1,000 or less), and $200 per month (for a one-year subscription) for one Pocket PC, including a software license and RxTrakker server software. http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/3655/2/1/

http://www.rfidjournalevents.com/healthcare/RFID's Role in Improving Hospital Operations<http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/221/>http://www.rfidjournal.com/faq

Roberti, Mark. “RFID Documents Surgery at Huntsville Hospital” http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/3572/2/1/

By Beth Bacheldor

Aug. 21, 2007—March 1, 2002Mark is the founder and editor of RFID Journal. He has reported on business for major publications worldwide since 1985

Page L. Hospitals tune in to RFID. Material management in healthcare 16.5 May 2007: 18-20 MEDLINE with Full Text. 9 Nov. 2007. GALILEO.

I recommend that implement RFID for the use of It will become apparent how it could improve equipment and asset tracking, materials management, Patient identification. Favoring RFID for applications such as asset and inventory management, where the potential for return on investment is the greatest. RFID can improve patient treatment and safety by reducing medical errors, improving the security of medicine and the facility, and improving patient compliance. RFID systems can help improve patient care while cutting costs wrong site surgery Many hospitals are implementing one-off systems to achieve a specific goal, such as tracking assets and managing inventory. Application of RFID for counting surgical instruments, which would improve safety, time and inventory control. Insights into how to move from one-off applications to an infrastructure approach to RFID. I recommend that we take infrastructure approach to RFID applications. I recommend we take an infrastructure approach to RFID and implement it for applications of patient identification, tracking surgical instruments, and managing asset. I recommend that we implement RFID as a trial base in our surgical department for 12 Months. I propose that to increase patient safety, reduce cost and enhance the overall patient care we implement RFID technology use in our surgical unit. I propose that we plan for implementation in our surgical department since it enhances the most benefits. short-term or long-term plan. ItHealthcare providers today face serious challenges on all fronts. Hospital administrators haveSharpened their focus on cost containment and efficiency. The government has greater interest inHealthcare issues, and hospitals must monitor compliance. Patients are becoming more informedand therefore more discerning about who provides their healthcare its new facility, whichemploys 7500 workers and serves 45,000 patients each year, its primarygoal was to improve standards of treatment with patient-centric care. Thehospital also wanted to increase productivity, improve coordination betweencaregivers, and create a collaborative care environment where patientschoose to receive treatment and clinicians want to work. The new system uses radio frequency identification (RFID)technology to continually monitor device location. The hospital’s staffcan quickly locate any tagged device in moments using the map-basedinterface. Patients are more satisfied because they don’t have to waitAbstractI learn about RFID technology system and it’s potiential benefits through word of mouth by professor in business classes, from articles and journal that I read, and RFID video. I recognize how this technology benefits could reduce cost, enhance performance and the overall quailty of patient care in our surgical department. The use of RFID could eliminate potiential surgical problem. We could achieve these result by implementing RFID application for patient identification and to track surgical equipment and assets/inventory. RFID potiential benefits (increase patient safety, eliminate errors, patient safication, cost reduction, all of which will enhance the overall quality of patient care and allow us to keep our competitive edge. To achieve this result we will implement the use of RFID for identify patient which increase patient safety, for tagging surgical tools which reduce lawsuit, and for managing inventory which reduces labor cost all which elimates the problem in surgery. Industry representatives estimate that about 200 hospitals are using RFID technology (page, 1 or 18 2006) to protect patient from potential mistakes in surgical procedures. The primary goal of RFID is to improve patient care by reducing medical errors, potential lawsuits, cost, and most importantly the time not spent on patient since now more than ever patient are choosing their hospital.RFID is an enabling technology that can be applied across many health-care applications. In this session, our panel discusses three real-world applications of the technology that can save health-care providers money, boost operating efficiencies, reduce liabilities and improve patient safety.

Our hospital has been frequently recognized for providing a quality work environment, as well as demonstrating a commitment to quality care by implementing processes, procedures, and technology to reduce errors, and increase patient safety to improve the quality of patient care.) and we can do this by implementing RFID technology for application of patient safety identification, assets tracking that will prevent common surgical errors.