Patient RFID

With the growing concern of health and technology there are many Patient RFID systems available in the market. Let’s see PDC Patient RFID System in Action. PDC provides more wristband solutions to the healthcare market than all competitors combined. Leading the way in automatic identification, we developed the first bar code wristband system in 1984 and the Smart Band® RFID wristband system in 2000. Other PDC Patient RFID System products include key fobs, smart cards, and other credentials. RFID represents the next advanced step in patient identification technology after bar coding. Combining a microchip and antenna, RFID provides wireless communication for safe and accurate ID, tracking, and processing. No other identification system better ensures the integrity of information between patient, host device, and/or hospital information system

The principles upon which RFID is based are quite straight forward, even though the technology and the way it operates can be quite sophisticated. Just as one doesn’t need to understand the technicalities of a mobile phone or PC to use them, the same holds true of RFID. Here’s a basic overview of a PDC Patient RFID System in action:

• Smart Band® RFID Wristband enters the radio frequency field of an RFID scanner.
• Radio frequency signal powers RFID inlet in wristband.
• Smart Band® RFID wristband transmits data to reader/writer.
• Reader/writer sends data to computer.
• Computer determines action and sends data to reader/writer.
• Reader/writer updates Smart Band® RFID wristband.

Patient RFID Advantage:

• RFID helps to ensure that the “Five Rights of Medication Safety” are achieved, facilitating real-time confirmation of Right Patient, Right Drug, Right Dose, Right Route, and Right Time.
• RFID’s read/write electronic storage technology allows for data transfer to and from host systems and data storage.
• RFID yields larger memory capacities, wider reading ranges, and faster processing than bar codes.
• RFID helps to improve system efficiency, tracking, and communication, while preventing data entry and collection errors.
• Unlike bar code, RFID’s non-line-of-site data transmission can be read through and around the human body, clothing, bed coverings, and non-metallic materials.
• PDC Smart Band® Wristbands can be programmed and printed on demand by direct thermal or thermal transfer printer/programmers

The Patient RFID tag is encoded with: patient name, social security #, birthday, sex, blood type, allergies, physician, admission date, contact person & phone #, and ailment. Use the Patient RFID tag to access patient information for review and update through hand-held computers, pocket PC's. Use the Patient RFID tag to access patient information for review and update through a hand-held computer