Transcript Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
Presenter: Victoria Raskovich
What is an RFID?
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
is an automatic identification method,
relying on storing and remotely retrieving
data using devices called RFID tags or
transponders
An RFID tag is an object that can be
attached to or incorporated into a product,
animal, or person for the purpose of
identification using radio waves
What is an RFID?
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Similar to bar codes but able to be read by
radio transmission instead of by a light
source
Comprised of a microchip and antenna
RFID is in use all around us:
1) Pets with an ID tag
2) EZPass
3) Paid for gas using SpeedPass
How is This Technology
Monitored?
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Radio Waves are identified
You can see patients, etc on a Web-based
enterprise platform that turns location data
into real-time business logic
How Does This Technology
Apply to Me?
Crothall Services Group – healthcare
support services company
 Have hospital facilities that use this
technology (Cleveland Clinics
Foundation)
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How Does This Technology
Apply to Me?
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Automatic asset and people tracking
allows health care professionals to quickly
locate patients, caregivers, and medical
equipment
With patients often scheduled for multiple
procedures, knowledge of their location
helps optimize the patient-care process
Who Uses RFIDs?
Home Depot
 Gap
 Proctor & Gamble
 Prada
 Target
 Wal-Mart
 Casinos in Las Vegas
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What Are the Benefits?
Emergency management - more
efficient and faster emergency
response
 Patient monitoring - better patient
safety and increased throughput
 Operational costs - can be
significantly reduced
 Workflow management - better
staff utilization
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What Are the Benefits?
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Increased asset utilization: Poor use of
assets may cause many high-value assets
to go underused
Hospitals continue to overspend on new
and rental assets
The ability to find assets instantaneously
and improve their flow through hospital
RFIDs capture data faster than bar-coding
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Bar-coding – depends on position of the label
What Are the Limitations?
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Cost – burden of system
implementation costs
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Customer is the one that benefits
Privacy Issues
 Global Frequency Standard is yet to
be agreed upon
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Most likely will be UHF (ultra high
frequency)
Companies Providing RFID
Solutions
Ekahau’s solution allows businesses to keep track of valuable assets
and equipment, improve the overall workflow, and improve the
levels of corporate security and customer service.
AeroScout's enterprise visibility solutions use standard Wi-Fi
wireless networks to accurately locate and manage assets and
people in multiple environments. The AeroScout system includes
indoor and outdoor real-time asset location (RTLS).
Resources
http://www.ekahau.com
 http://www.aeroscout.com
 http://www.ferret.com.au/articles/ad/
0c0213ad.asp (Pros and Cons on a
larger scale project)
 http://www.zebra.com/id/zebra/na/en
/index/rfid/faqs/rfid_bar_codes.html
(RFID’s vs. barcoding)
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