RFID Patient Tracking - Continuous Improvement

Tracking with RFID is now almost a universal standard among big industries whose business consists of moving goods, equipments and other valuable cargo. It is not surprising that the health industry all over the world also use the successful RFID patient tracking in their facilities.

It was a scant number of years ago that RFID had been tentatively used in tracking expensive animals and pets, valuable machineries and other inanimate objects that are needed to be moved or transferred.

Using the RFID (radio frequency identification) system in tracking objects is now almost a standard to all industries that need constant trace of all transported materials from origin to destination. This had been in use for animals (transport of race horses, pets) and later on humans, mostly the hospital patients.

The use of RFID on healthcare is one successful long shot regarding the technology. Before, only machines (trucks, cars, big merchandise, etc) use the technology. Now, the industry uses the technology for anything that needs surveillance and constant checking while in motion.

Tracking and surveillance

The technology is now in extensive use not just in big companies and manufacturers but also in such unlikely places as hospitals and nursing homes. The main tracked objects are the patients. Nor only are the authorities alerted on their location, but also on their condition and danger (if any) to where they are.

With today’s rise in dementia patients and those suffering from Alzheimer’s, authorities are now banking on their superior technologies on patient tracking and location position.

Devices

A not-so-recent development had been the use of the tracking devices to track down almost anything: hospital equipments, beds, wheelchairs, etc. They are now tracking its staff and important personnel. 

The tracking of equipments and others machineries are routine. Tracking patients, personnel and other relevant people, especially those with some form of mental disabilities are priorities of hospitals nowadays. Aside from the care, keeping track of the patients means more effective monitoring. Any slip-up can be costly.

RFID investment

Big medical facilities and hospital have been earnestly investing substantial capital on getting their best RFID system for their use. Regarding equipments, speedy availability of the machines can mean life and death to the critically ill among the patients.

Unlike others, especially the old systems, RFID is delivered with a simple tag or transponder to the patients and the equipments. There is less time wasted, better utilization of the system, and better patient care in the long run.

Characteristics

The RFID tags and wristbands or special badges (depending on the supplying company) are supplied with tamper-proof mechanism. The others send out distress signs should anyone try to remove the tags or badges or pendants.

The RFID tags come in as wristbands or special badges and supplied with a tamper-proof mechanism. (Others send out signals if there is an effort to remove them.)

RTFI range stretches from 10 feet away to thousands of feet, making it flexible enough in setting the coverage area. These days, the capabilities of the RFID patient tracking Queensland are now periodically monitored and tweaked.