Achieving Operational Excellence with Pre-Tagged RFID Products

The Promise of RFID for Improving Medication Inventory Management

Radio frequency identification (RFID) not only helps hospitals boost their medication safety standards, it also allows clinicians to continue to provide quality patient care.

RFID Usage may Create Efficiencies Across the Healthcare Value Chain

Q&A with Aileen Ryan, President of the RAIN Alliance

Defining the Rules of the Game for RFID Standardization

Q&A with John Hatfield, Executive Director of the Axia Institute

Realizing RFID’s Potential in Healthcare: Tackling Closed-Loop System Hurdles

GS1 RFID Standards, Laying the Groundwork for the Future of RFID in Healthcare

Q&A with Andrew Meyer, Director, Global Standards at GS1 US

RFID is the Secret Weapon Revolutionizing Healthcare Efficiency

Q&A with Beth Riggio, Vice President, Global Products and Solutions at Cencora

A More Efficient Workflow and Accurate Medication Management with RFID

Q&A with John Hamiel, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy, MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center

Digital twin technologies are transforming healthcare

Jenni Krohn, Healthcare Market Development at Avery Dennison, shares how digital twin technology can be used in healthcare & enhance patient care.

RTLS Protects Infants, Dementia Patients at Healthcare Facilities

A solution from Interface Systems uses active RFID wristbands or tags, as well as exciters at doorways and readers deployed around a facility, to ensure patients can be accounted for and prevented from leaving secure areas.

RFID 101: The Basics and Benefits of RFID in Healthcare

Mike Isabell provides an introduction to RFID technology and how it has the potential to improve healthcare.

Healthcare and Foodservice Industries Develop New GS1 US Implementation Guidance on the Use of RFID to Deliver Product Traceability

Industry Stakeholders Provide RFID Encoding Instructions and a Roadmap for Adoption Across Supply Chains

RFID’s Potential in Pharmacy and Home Healthcare Models

Q&A with 
Katherine S. DeSanctis PharmD, MS

Embracing Future Possibilities of Controlled Substance Inventory Management with RFID Technology

RFID technology has the potential to enhance the precision and efficiency of managing controlled substances, eliminate the need for manual counting, and ensure visibility of the controlled substance chain of custody throughout the hospital.

RFID: The Future of Smart Labelling?

Are cloud-based registries that use radio frequency identification (RFID) to track drug supply truly providing a value-add compared with other alternatives?

Reduce Medication Errors with Manufacturer-enabled RFID

Streamline your facility’s medication dispensing and tracking processes with manufacturer-enabled RFID technology.

Emerging Care Models — An Opportunity for RFID?

RFID technology has the potential to improve inventory control, medication safety, and security of controlled substances. As such it may become an important solution for supporting innovative care models in the increasingly technology-enabled healthcare industry.

Filling a Critical Role in Pharmaceutical Inventory Management

Q&A with Anthony Scott, Director of Pharmacy Services at Emory University Hospital

Radio Frequency Identification Enhances Patient Safety

Technology gains traction in health-system pharmacies for drug inventory and to automate applications.

Optimizing RFID Solutions in Pharmacy

As medical technology rapidly evolves, new intelligence products are continually leveraged to solve complex issues within health care systems.

RFID Value Creation Across the Continuum of Care

Q&A with Mike Kolberg, Vice President & General Manager, Codonics Inc.

RFID-Tagged Medications and the Healthcare Value Chain

Q&A with Chris Brown, RFID Subject Matter Expert, TSC Printronix Auto ID, Inc.

The Added Value of RFID to Sense Conditions

Q&A with Tony Fonk, CEO of SpotSee

Solving for Complex Challenges in Medication-Use Process with RFID

Q&A with Gordon Krass, CEO of IntelliGuard

Interoperability a Key Driver for RFID In Hospital Pharmacy

The growing availability of manufacturer-enabled smart labels with RFID tags, along with increased interoperability between tagged medications and other pharmacy technology solutions, is paving the way for more hospitals and health systems to adopt RFID to track medications within their institutions.

Introducing RFID Insights in Healthcare

Fresenius Kabi is pleased to introduce “RFID Insights,” a content hub featuring curated topics and trends driving RFID in healthcare. Read the welcome message from Fresenius Kabi‘s Director of Medication Technology, Gwen Volpe RPh, LSSBB, FASHP.

RFID Uses, Benefits and Costs: Literature Review and Key Informant Interviews

The Axia Institute and IntelliGuard teamed up to conduct research on the current state of RFID usage in hospital systems and its associated costs and benefits. Read the white paper.

ASHP Foundation Releases Report on Use of RFID Technology in Health Systems

A new report from the ASHP Foundation explores the current and future use of RFID technology in medication-use systems. The report details factors that stimulate and hamper adoption of RFID technology in healthcare and pharmacy and the technology's potential impact on patient care.

GS1 US Launches Cross-Industry RFID Discussion Group

Inaugural Meeting to Feature Speakers from Walmart, Auburn University and RFID Journal

Pharma Company Releasing RFID-enabled OR Drugs

Fresenius Kabi has developed a system of tagging its anesthesia and analgesic products so they can be read using any standard UHF RFID reader, thereby providing visibility into when drugs are received at a hospital, stored in cabinets and removed for administration to patients.

Why Standards-Based Numbering is Essential for RAIN RFID Encoding

Learn RAIN RFID encoding best practices, how to choose a numbering system, and when to use standards-based numbering.

The Value of RFID-enabled Medications

Pre-tagged RFID-enabled pharmaceuticals are saving hospital pharmacies vital time and resources through managing the receipt, movement and use of medications.

RFID for Diversion Prevention

Tools that help prevent and detect diversion are essential, particularly those that support secure storage and staff accountability. Read the article by Kimberly New, JD, BSN, RN to learn more.

Virtual Healthcare RFID Workshop

GS1 US hosted a free, virtual RFID Workshop bringing together healthcare stakeholders to define and prioritize industry needs for EPC-enabled RFID. See the findings.

Fresenius Kabi Goes Above and Beyond DSCSA Requirements

With the support and standards of GS1 US, the pharmaceutical manufacturer fulfills customer needs for an additional system to ensure the safe use of medication on a unit-of-use level.

Leveraging RFID Tech for Medication Management

Manufacturer-enabled smart labels with RFID tags can help healthcare organizations track drug inventory and reduce medication errors.

RFID 201 for Any Business

How to innovate with enhanced traceability — a webinar looking beyond the simple question of “Where is my stuff?”

Case Study: Fresenius Kabi

First to provide healthcare providers with EPC-enabled RFID tagging at the dosage level

Revolutionizing Patient Safety Webinar Series: Event Recap

In April 2021, the Axia Institute, established by Michigan State University, hosted its second Revolutionizing Patient Safety webinar titled The Patient-Centric Supply Chain for Prescription Drugs. Slides from this session are available for download, as is the Zoom replay.