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RFID in Healthcare: Navigating Security & Privacy Regulations

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Peter Bloch, Market Development Manager – Healthcare at Avery Dennison Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is revolutionizing healthcare, by improving efficiency, patient safety, and supply chain management. FDA’s Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA).

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Manage supply chains effectively. "COVID has taught us a lot, particularly around bandwidth and supply chain," said Gordon Krass, CEO of inventory-management-system vendor IntelliGuard. Now, Krass said, many hospital executives are looking toward medication supply chains as other potential weak points.

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It's time for solutions -- not products -- for aging in place

Aging in Place Technology Watch

And they are willing to spend on services to enable them to remain there – home security, food and supplies delivery, and transportation services if they choose to or must go places without driving. They don’t see themselves as focused on averting disaster (as with the advertising for some medical alerts), but just living.

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Four factors underpin AI potential in health and home care

Aging in Place Technology Watch

80% of what happens to our health happens outside a medical setting. While sometimes incorrect, self-diagnosis is here to stay. Health risk identification moved away from institutions to the pharmacy and home. And while demand and costs are up – availability of workers is down.

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Where IT leaders should focus their energies in 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This platform can include offering deeper dives into population health management, accurate cost of patient care, CMS and social data, supply chain optimization (especially when we are having issues with the supply chain on a global scale) and, most importantly, insight to bring more efficiencies in your daily hospital operations.

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Five Offerings from the RockHealth Aging in Place Report

Aging in Place Technology Watch

" We’re bringing together personal service and modern technology to get you the products and supplies you need, covered by your health insurance and delivered right to your door. Most insurance plans cover at least a portion of the cost for medical equipment and supplies, so why pay entirely out of pocket?

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Three Ways Enterprise Visibility and Automation Benefit Staff and the Patient Experience

Healthcare IT Today

The IoT technology and location sensors behind RTLS feature active-radio frequency identification (RFID) badges and tags to offer immediate enterprise visibility into the precise location of equipment, colleagues, or patients, while increasing workflow efficiencies.