How RFID is helping hospitals manage medical equipment during COVID-19

During the COVID-19 epidemic, the company tried to apply RFID IoT technology to track the use of various medical equipment. We discovered the huge application prospects of this technology in the management of various equipment in the clinical medical field, especially during the epidemic. It plays a huge role in traceability management.

Medical equipment with RFID tags

Two fixed RFID Readers are installed at the entrances of the Medical Equipment Library (MEL) and clinical medical departments to detect the entry and exit of equipment with RFID tags. Now, with the help of the RFID management system, the clinical medical team in the back office can view all equipment returned to the purification area of the equipment library (MEL) in real time.

This system allows us to quickly lock down medical equipment from suspected COVID-19 wards and ensure that the equipment can be properly disposed of. Reasonably and safely configure the required medical equipment according to the disease development of different wards.

RFID systems bring us great benefits by tracking the status of equipment back and forth, allowing us to see whether medical equipment is actively being used. More importantly, we can now see the inventory at a glance, which saves clinical staff time in going to the Medical Equipment Library (MEL) and improves the efficiency of clinical visits. The ability to check real-time inventory through the RFID online system will also be provided directly to clinical staff, allowing them to retrieve equipment from the equipment library (MEL) without contacting Engineering technicians, or even directly retrieve available medical equipment from neighboring wards.

Key benefits:

l Ability to clearly identify various medical equipment Assets in the COVID-19 ward

l Reduce the time clinical staff spend looking for equipment

l Check the status of available equipment in the medical equipment library in real time

l Quickly review and receive various clinical medical equipment

l Easily identify which devices are actively in use