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RFID in Healthcare: Navigating Security & Privacy Regulations

Healthcare IT Today

RFID technology involves using tags and readers to wirelessly identify and track objects. It has various applications in healthcare, including tracking medical equipment and medicines, monitoring patient movements, and managing medication inventory. As RFID expands rapidly, it can trigger security and privacy concerns.

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RTLS & AI: Solving the Riddle of Healthcare Inefficiency

Healthcare IT Today

How RTLS Works Most RTLS systems depend on a combination of tags, sensors, and software. Tags are attached to any vital assets that need to be tracked including equipment, supplies, devices, and even people. These tags come in a variety of sizes and will vary in range and data quality.

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Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024

Healthcare IT Today

Our collective effort is rooted in the principle of empowering communities by equipping them with the tools and knowledge to make informed decisions. Through robust community involvement and data governance, Civitas members across the country are ensuring that diverse voices are heard, and local needs are met.

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A new COVID-19 wave is coming – how can health systems prepare?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"We learned how fragile the supply chain is, particularly for critical items like personal protective equipment and ventilators," Krass continued. "If you can tag a nail clipper with RFID technology," as many big-box stores do, "you can do it for medication," he said. Keep telemedicine tools easy to use.

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Full coverage: HIMSS23 APAC Health Conference

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

By Adam Ang | July 25, 2023 Video Leveraging digital twin tech for preventive health Digital twin technology can equip clinicians with the ability to predict adverse outcomes –. Region Tag: ASIA Hide Collection: 0 Primary topic: Analytics Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Healthcare's new equation = technology + operations

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Introduce advanced medical equipment to enable monitoring and alerting services Robotic process automation. Region Tag: Global Edition Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: Healthcare's new equation = technology + operations Featured Decision Content: Mike Restuccia is the chief information officer of Penn Medicine.

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Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Up to 75% of hospitals' capital equipment budgets will be diverted to other immediate needs, with flexible pricing models becoming the norm. Hence, the already reduced capital budgets due to lower revenues in 2020, will see an even smaller share dedicated to capital equipment procurement in 2021. The road ahead.