Emergency Medical Services (EMS) uses RFID for inventory management

Ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID Modules are capable of continuously reading a large number of tags in an area. Smart room, shelf, rack and portal applications for customers. When supplies and inventory are made available by emergency providers, the RFID system can automatically update the information for quick and accurate restocking. JADAK provides micro-modules for SPT that can be used in the SPT IntelliVan application.

Bonita Springs has six different locations, each with an abundance of medical equipment, and each station has its own medical supply room. Before using RFID system solutions, inventories were performed manually, resulting in missed items, expiration dates, and costly errors. Once an RFID system is installed, items can be counted and tracked through the use of RFID tags. Card readers and antennas installed in its medical supply rooms monitor quantities and expiration dates and sound alerts when quantities are low or supplies have expired. As a result, the RFID system was able to monitor inventory daily through its website, saving 30% of purchasing costs in the first year alone. This does not take into account the additional significant savings achieved during working hours.

The South Metro Fire Department in Colorado also uses an RFID solution. South Metro operates 17 express delivery stations and stocks are Stored at its headquarters. Before RFID system solutions, supplies were counted and expiration dates were manually verified, which took a lot of time and led to serious errors. South Metro's RFID system uses active and passive RFID technology to track serialized items (such as narcotics) and non-serialized Assets and supplies. RFID technology converts supply racks into smart shelves for identifying tagged items. The antenna and fixed card reader are mounted on the rack. Use tags to identify items. Cloud-based software includes middleware that manages tag reading and inventory management applications. When a tagged item is removed from the smart bookshelf, it is automatically detected and the inventory is updated in real time. The software also tracks when products are due and provides a scheduling calendar to monitor when projects need to be recalibrated. After the project was completed, ambulances left the station equipped with the correct equipment and fresh medicines, reducing overhead by 50%. As a result of implementing the RFID system, South Metro achieved a return on investment within the first 18 months by reducing its inventory by half. It also reduces labor costs by approximately 400%.

Equipment Management Services and Repair, a company that services and repairs healthcare and medical service equipment, also utilizes RFID system solutions to identify emergency medical items that require maintenance or inspection and ensure emergency responders are not left behind when called. Get expensive equipment. In emergency services, tracking equipment is more complex than a fixed location because items are mobile. RFID system solutions not only save equipment management expenses, but also save critical time in these life-saving situations.

advantage:

Many emergency service providers are government-funded and require regular audits of equipment and inventory. Asset and inventory RFID systems provide an automated approach to meeting these requirements.

With automated inventory management, fewer man-hours are required and average efficiency increases by 40%.

RFID tracking can significantly reduce inventory by monitoring and ordering quantities more accurately and reducing waste of expired medical supplies. Many emerging market organizations have seen inventory costs reduced by 30-50%.

Security increases with the use of RFID for asset and inventory management. Lot numbers and recalls and service plans can be resolved quickly and efficiently.