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How RAIN RFID Improves Hospital Safety and Healthcare Operations

RAIN RFID asset tracking solutions from Impinj partner RFiD Discovery Solutions keep tabs on critical healthcare devices and equipment.

When medical devices and equipment go missing in a hospital or clinic, it’s more than a minor frustration. Nurses, doctors, and staff members have to spend time searching for critical assets instead of spending time with patients, diminishing the overall quality of care.

Missing medical equipment also hurts the bottom line, costing the healthcare industry millions each year. Research shows that in the U.S. alone, between 10% and 20% of a hospital’s mobile assets are lost or stolen. With many medical devices costing thousands of dollars apiece, those losses can add up quickly. 

Impinj partner RFiD Discovery Solutions, a United Kingdom-based asset tracking solutions provider, has developed a system that helps healthcare providers in more than 200 hospitals around the world pinpoint the exact locations of lifesaving equipment within their facilities, improving patient safety, optimizing processes, and cutting costs using RAIN RFID. 

Tracking and managing critical assets with RAIN RFID 

RAIN RFID solutions use a combination of tags and readers to locate and track items at a distance of up to 10 meters and without the use of batteries. Inside a tag is a tiny RAIN RFID tag chip, which is programmed with identifying data ranging from a tagged item’s unique serial number to information that proves its authenticity.  

RAIN RFID readers — handheld and fixed throughout a facility — wirelessly read this programmed information, which is fed into a database via back-end software that assimilates and visualizes the data. If an item goes missing, staff can quickly identify the item, where it was last seen, and who might have it, then cross-reference that information with the organization’s inventory records. 

RAIN RFID healthcare tracking solutions from RFiD Discovery Solutions are ideal for keeping track of high-value items such as costly surgical implants. Using a combination of Impinj RAIN RFID tag chips, RAIN RFID labels from Impinj partner SATO Corp., “smart” medical storage cabinets, fixed Impinj RAIN RFID readers, and handheld readers from Impinj partners, RFiD Discovery Solutions’ all-in-one asset tracking solution helps hospitals prevent devices from being stolen, ensures the right devices are matched with the right patients, and minimizes time spent searching for misplaced devices.  

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Medical implants aren’t the only types of critical assets RFiD Discovery Solutions can track using RAIN RFID throughout a hospital or clinic. RAIN RFID healthcare solutions can help hospital staff and administrators also keep tabs on items big and small, even if those assets are tangled in hospital bed sheets, left in an exam room, or otherwise not in the line of sight. Some examples include: 

  • Tiny surgical tools required for procedures in operating suites and emergency departments 
  • Wheelchairs used to transport patients throughout a facility 
  • Reusable personal protective equipment such as scrubs and uniforms 
  • Laptops and tablets used at check-in and during exams 

With strong visibility into the location of critical assets, staff can prioritize patient care instead of searching for misplaced items – and patients can feel confident they are receiving the full attention of their caregivers. 

Benefits of the Impinj platform 

The Impinj platform of best-in-market RAIN RFID tag chips, readers, reader chips, software, and services from Impinj and Impinj partners delivers advanced performance and capabilities that cannot be efficiently achieved with mix-and-match systems. As a RAIN RFID leader and pioneer, Impinj is a top choice for enabling RAIN RFID-based asset management solutions in healthcare environments, where misplaced devices can disrupt schedules, divert staff attention, and potentially put lives at risk. 

RFiD Discovery Solutions and the Impinj Partner Network 

Beyond asset tracking, RFiD Discovery’s family of healthcare tracking solutions include patient flow tracking, staff safety systems, baby tagging, and inventory management, enabled by a range of technologies. Learn more about RFiD Discovery Solutions and the Impinj Partner Network, and read more about RAIN RFID and how the Impinj platform helps the healthcare industry track every thing.   


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Thursday, September 19, 2024