In Hospitals and at Home – RFID in Healthcare
RFID provides a chain of custody, authentication and security for consumers in a healthcare setting by:

• Providing an e-pedigree for pharmaceuticals and other medical devices
• Verifying the 5Rs of patient safety with regard to medication
• Tracking critical hospital assets
• Identifying patients and their corresponding health records for convenient and accurate processing
• Providing security for hospital patients through the use of patient identification wristbands.

RFID technologies are expected to have a big impact on healthcare in the very near future.
Today, the bulk of healthcare implementations are concentrated in areas like nursing homes with wander-free patient tracking systems or in hospitals for inventory and patient management. Access to secure areas such as nurseries, pharmacies, and medical supply cabinets is a pressing need for hospital administrators faced with an increasing number of physicians, nurses, patients, and visitors that travel the corridors of the healthcare facility.

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Browse the following links for information (press releases, case studies, etc) about some ways RFID is being used today.