Radio frequency identification (RFID) A small chip or tag that reads radio waves and is used to identify people or objects. The chip stores a serial number and or information linked to an object or person. The chip is attached to the antenna which allows the chip to transmit information regarding a person or object to the receiver which then reads and then converts the radio waves to a digital information that is then passed to other devices such as computers that eventually processes every bit of information for use. Both the chip and antenna are called RFID Transponder and it does not have to be in line of sight. RFIDs can be attached to or implanted in products, animals, or even human beings. Brief History In 1935, during the second World War, Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt, from Britain discovered how a radar could use radio waves to locate physical object. This application was known as Identify Friend or Foe (IFF Transponder). The British forces used this application where it detected incoming aircraft by sending out impulses of radio energy and detecting the echoes that came back. This system was later on adapted by the Germans, British, Japanese and Americans, all using radar to warn of approaching enemy aircraft. In 1970s, The US government used RFID to track nuclear materials in transit and also around this time, the US Department of Agriculture partners with research lab to develop a new passive RFID system to track cows and other livestock, controlling outbreaks of animal diseases such as bird flu or mad cow diseases. In 1990s, RFID transforms into a networking technology (tags like barcodes that are linked to an online database) used to track items in supply chain. Diagram below illustrates how RFIDs work. ... ... middle of paper ... ...the patient information in a shortest period of time, which means less patient mix- up and fewer mistakes due to human error in entering the data in a nurse’s computer. A scanner device could be used to enter in the updated information. Productivity would increase since the doctors and nurses would not have to go to a computer to enter in the updated information. This would allow doctors and nurses can see more patients. iii. Immediate contact with Emergency Services This technology is very useful when it comes to safety emergencies. In mass casualty events, it is difficult to track the location of patients and critical assets. RFIDs implanted in patients are used to track their location in disaster. The location of the patient is stored to a database and can be visualized on a tracking console. Figure below indicates how RFIDs are useful in emergencies.
...benefits of this type of clinical decision support system include easy access to information and patient records, provision of timely support throughout the care process, reduced costs, enhanced efficiency, and reduced patient inconvenience. However the disadvantages include potential difficulties in interpreting information, difficulties in handling the huge amount of nursing literature, and probability of additional demands to care process.
This technology assist the nurse in confirming patients identify by confirming the patients’ dose, time and form of medication (Helmons, Wargel, & Daniels, 2009). Having an EHR also comes with a program that allows the medical staff to scan medications so medication errors can be prevented. According to Helmons, Wargel, and Daniels (2009) they conducted an observational study in two medical –surgical units one in the medical intensive care (ICU) and one in the surgical ICU. The researchers watched 386 nurses within the two hospitals use bar code scanning before they administrated patients’ medications. The results of the research found a 58 % decrease in medication errors between the two hospitals because of the EHR containing a bar code assisted medication administration
These RFID tags allow for McKesson to electronically track pharmaceuticals throughout warehouses, allowing for less lost product. Health care in the United States is at one of its more uncertain and unpredictable eras in the entire history of the country. News technology, services, ideas are being invented each day, and McKesson Corporation is at the forefront of this ongoing technology race. The McKesson Corporation is constantly working with other health care organizations to strengthen the health of their business, improve quality, develop new efficient means, and to help them control costs. The McKesson Corporation’s mission statement is as follows, “Together with our customers and partners, we are creating a sustainable future for health care. Together we are charting a course to better health.” (mckesson.com) Breaking this down, it would appear that the McKesson Corporation is primarily focusing on future technologies in health care and health services to promote better health in the general public, regardless of the continent. The core values of the corporation are integrity, customer first, accountability, respect, and excellence. These values are grouped into “ICARE”, their group of
Nearly all of the steps are redundant and cause excessive work for both patients and staff. The major issues are with nurses being preoccupied with other duties, which require patients to have extended wait times. Nurses must waste time searching for medical records and the waste of time and duplication of data associated with the patient’s annual review of their information. All of these extra steps can be easily removed by using an in processing kiosk and EHR. Having the kiosk and EHR system will allow patients to immediately in process at arrival, health record information will easily be at the disposal of the nurse and doctor through a simple search tool and patients can review their data annually by viewing and only updating information necessary for change with the
Improves access to patient data. This is much easier and faster than paper files which can be easily lost or misplaced.
Radio Detection And Ranging (RADAR) “is a method of using radio waves to detect the existence of an object and then to find its position in relation to a known point, usually the site of the radar installation.” Radar technology can be used to detect the position, speed, and direction of the moving or stationary objects (“Pulse-modulated”). Radars, often used for “electromagnetic surveillance,” has various hardware and software parts that work together to produce an effective reading of the position and motion of the objects. The transmitter of the radar is used to initiate the process by amplifying the pulse signals. It has three parts: “a high powered amplifier (HPA) with a high-stability electron gun, waveform generator and timing, and an antenna” (Kolawole, 37). “The low energy signal, collected by the antenna, is brought through the circulator and the transmit...
The microchip is a tiny transponder the size of a grain of uncooked rice. The chip is a permanent radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip implanted under the dog's skin that can be read by a chip scanner or wand. Implantation is done with an injector that places the chip under the loose skin over the dog's shoulder. This is a quick and easy process that can be done by all veterinarians provided they have the right technology to do so. The chip identification number is stored in a tiny transponder that can be read through the dog's skin by a scanner emitting low-frequency radio waves (Woolf 1). The frequency is picked up by a tiny antenna in the transponder, and the number is retrieved, decoded, and displayed in the scanner readout window. The radio waves use a frequency much lower than AM broadcast stations use, and they must be approved by the Federal Communications Commission before they can be marketed (Woolf 1). The chip, antenna, and capacitor are encased in a tiny glass tube. The tube is composed of soda lime glass, which is known for compatibility with living tissue. The glass is hermetically sealed to keep moisture out.
VeriChip is among the latest versions of an existing technology: radio frequency identification chips (RFIDs) that are small enough to be implanted in human beings, but used mostly by businesses to track their inventories and shipping companies to log cargo. RFIDs are also popular among wildlife managers, farmers, and pet owners: one million chips have been implanted in pets and livestock.
Electronic patient records are shared among medical professionals to provide better treatment for the patients. The technology is used among hospitals and private medical practice.
One of the first problems with Digital Angel and the Verichip is the sparseness of information relating to the technology. A quick tour of the Applied Digital Solutions’ Verichip website will give you a quick synopsis of what RFIDs are, and then list a few possible uses of the technology. The Frequently Asked Questions page on the website is equally shortchanged on information, with just a short tidbit on how the chips are installed, among other information. With a device that people will be living with for the rest of their lives (should they choose to bestow it upon them), I feel that many would rather have available detailed information on the technology. This is even more applicable when you consider the hostility that many people breed to technology that could lead to their mass surveillance (i.e. fear of conspiracy); many of these people’s concerns will likely be alleviated just by releasing more detailed info out on the web for the public to see.
Wolinsky, H. (2006, October). Tagging products and people. espite much controversy; radiofrequency identification chips have great potential in healthcare. Science and
A) RFID refers to radio-frequency identification and it belongs to Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) group of technology. This technology is able to scan objects automatically, collect data about the objects and store those data straightforward into the computer systems, this is done with almost no help from human. As seen in the picture below, there are 3 components in this system which help it to achieve all this work, these are RFID tag or label, RFID reader and an antenna. Inside every RFID tag or label, it contains a micro-chip known as integrated circuit and an antenna to transmit these data to RFID reader. The RFID reader's antenna is then start to give out electromagnetic wave in order to receive tag antenna. Once it
Now since you know about RFID microchipping you don’t have to worry about the sorrow and the aggravation of trying to find your lost equine or other animals that are close to you. You can use the microchips to determine if your animals have any diseases and to determine where they are, so you can rescue them as soon as possible.
Many inventions have impacted the world throughout history but in my opinion one of the most impactful one’s was the invention of the radio . This invention provided society with many things which include entertainment, communication, and easier access to information. Radio is still a central part of the society today but just like any other invention radio has an interesting history of how it progressed through time.
Another method used for tracking animals is called radio tracking. Radio tracking involved two components; the transmitter and the receiver. The transmitter wa...