Steria, a European leading provider of IT-enabled business services, and Neology, a major Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology solution provider, has announced a partnership to develop and deliver RFID solutions to the Indian market.
The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is testing the radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to track life-saving equipment.
Unitech, a leading worldwide manufacturer of automatic data collection products and services and the top player in the rugged PDA marketplace, has launched the PA600 Healthcare PDA.
According to Harry P. Pappas, CEO and founder of the RFID Educational Foundation, the non-profit charitable institution, is leading an effort to form the RFID in Healthcare Consortium (https://www.rfidinhealthcare.org). On September 9, the Foundation is holding a by-invitation-only meeting at the RFID World 2008 event in order to establish the consortium.
In a path-breaking initiative that could revolutionize the health care system, Bartronics America Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bartronics India Limited, has successfully implemented its patent winning RFID based wrist band for automating patient medication process.
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Industry forces are converging the Life Sciences and Healthcare Value Chain – the industry convergence is driven by bioscience innovation, increasing healthcare costs, the aging population and technology adoption.
A pharma packaging company Bilcare Research of Pune has launched a product to help check the menace of counterfeit drugs. The product has a label with a unique bar code made out of nanotechnology and fingerprinting.
The software giant is encouraging companies to develop RFID applications for the free online medical database service it recently launched.
[This article was published in the October 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
RFID has the potential to become a atalyst for new efficiencies and enhanced ervices for healthcare service providers.
[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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