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Top 5 Ways RFID Technology is Being Used in Healthcare

RFID technology provides an automated and reliable data capture system that helps enable hundreds of healthcare applications to improve patient safety, manage surgical instruments, support staff and patient workflow, automate replenishment and billing, authenticate quality and sterilization processes, manage medical equipment location and automate supply chain management. Here are the top 5 ways RFID Technology is being used in healthcare: 1. Supply Chain Inventory Management Higher inventory visibility, accuracy and utilization Reduce supply chain and equipment costs Reduce product expiration, shrinkage and waste Design customized [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Healthcare Solutions, RFID

Creating Digital DNA with RFID

The benefits of RFID in industries such as retail, healthcare, and manufacturing have been proven time and time again. In retail, an RFID deployment can lead to improved inventory accuracy and visibility, reduction in overstock and cycle counts, and increased customer satisfaction. In healthcare and manufacturing, RFID can increase employee accountability, improve asset utilization and visibility, help adhere to safety regulations, and enable automatic inventory re-ordering. In any industry, RFID systems are well-known to bring benefits that ultimately lead [...]

By Brett Wilkerson MSM Solutions News, RFID

Why the Auto Industry Needs Asset Management

Auto industry professionals know just how complex the logistics of operating an automotive factory can be. The typical facility involves workers carrying out many different and complicated tasks at the same time. Forklift drivers, for example, must constantly transport pallets, barrels, boxes and bins full of parts throughout a manufacturing plant while adhering to schedules and safety regulations. Despite the challenges, automotive plant managers have evolved sophisticated strategies over the years to increase their operational efficiencies. Logistical and organizational improvements [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Automotive Solutions, RFID

What to Look for in Healthcare Inventory Tracking Software

Healthcare administrators have enough to worry about when it comes to ensuring that patients receive the highest caliber of medical services available. However, they also need to prevent the loss of costly medical supplies, pharmaceutical drugs and expensive medical apparatuses and machinery. It’s easy to see how something can get lost or misplaced when you consider the many things inside a hospital and the way they’re used by different professionals in different locations. Even worse, when it’s a medical sample [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Healthcare Solutions, PortalTrack, RFID

Video: Top 4 Reasons Why Retailers Should Validate Their Electronic Product Code (EPC) Data

RFID technology coupled with Electronic Product Code (EPC) validation is the most efficient way to track products from the manufacturing facility to the showroom floor. RFID and EPC validation help retailers to: Confirm that a particular item is present Identify what type of product it is Count how many of a particular item is present Identify each specific item uniquely Determine where inventory items are located Understanding Electronic Product Codes EPCs are unique strings of numbers (not unlike the numbers represented by bar codes) that assign [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Apparel Solutions, Blog Posts, PortalTrack, RFID

Video: The Different Ways RFID Tags and Labels Can Be Printed

RFID technology — and the ability to print RFID tags and labels quickly and cheaply from virtually anywhere — is radically improving efficiency and profitability in the apparel industry. However, before benefiting from the most advanced forms of RFID technology, apparel companies need to better understand the various components of the RFID label printing process. Electronic Product Codes (EPCs) The process begins with electronic product codes, which are embedded within a printed RFID label and are essential for supply chain management [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Blog Posts, RFID

How RFID in Retail Is Improving Customer Experience

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and omnichannel are not just the future of retail – they are the “now.” Retailers dealing with large inventories that have yet to take advantage of RFID technology and omnichannel are missing out on increased profit potential, loss prevention, cost savings, payroll savings and so much more. At the same time, a sometimes-overlooked benefit of RFID inventory management systems is perhaps the most important one of all: how it helps customers. Here are 3 ways to [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Apparel Solutions, RFID

Top Five RFID Myths Busted

Despite its widespread popularity, some RFID myths still persist regarding how the technology functions and the applications it’s used for. Our experts here at MSM Solutions would like to take this opportunity to set the record straight on some of the most common misconceptions. #1: RFID tags are expensive While it’s true that tags aren’t free, they are much more cost-effective than a decade ago when RFID was first gaining mainstream adoption as an asset management system. More importantly, when the [...]

By Brett Wilkerson PortalTrack, RFID

Do You Know Exactly Where Your Lab Samples Are Located?

It’s safe to say that the staff in any reputable laboratory or hospital knows what lab samples they have in-house, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they know precisely where they can be found at all times. Keeping track of where samples are located is key to safe handling and efficient service. This is one of the main reasons that RFID technology in healthcare has gained traction for tracking and verification. With the latest advances in hardware and software, RFID is [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Healthcare Solutions, Lab Samples, PortalTrack, RFID Lab Samples

RFID Tracking of Lab Samples Prescribed for Healthy Growth

As the number of Americans with health insurance continues to increase, the healthcare industry is keeping pace with rapid growth. And while this is great news for the entire market, growth brings its own set of challenges that can put a strain on personnel and resources. This is particularly true for laboratories and hospitals across the country that are struggling to handle a surge in the number of patients with existing staff and workflow processes. Even the task of tracking [...]

By Brett Wilkerson Healthcare Solutions, Lab Samples, MSM Solutions News, PortalTrack, RFID