Biometrics testing laboratory iBeta has received DEA approval for its certification process for Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances (EPCS). iBeta has been authorized to review, verify and certify that particular electronic prescribers or electronic pharmacy applications meet the requirements of DEA’s regulations governing Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances. With physicians, hospitals and pharmacies utilizing electronic […]

Global Industry Analysts, Inc., (GIA), a publisher of off-the-shelf market research, announced the release of a new global report predicting the global market for RFID in health care and pharmaceutical markets to reach $1.7 billion by the year 2018. In the report, entitled “RFID in Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals: A Global Strategic Business Report”, GIA attributes […]

A recent research report published in the Parental Drug Association Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology revealed findings that prove RFID technology to be both safe and suitable for use in the presence of biologics. Temperature-monitoring RFID technology is critical to an accurate assessment of the condition of biologics, such as vaccines, medications and therapeutics, […]

The New York Hospital Queens (NYHQ) has been equipped with Smart Cabinet and StockBox RFID systems provided by LogiTag Systems to better manage inventory on high-value medical devices and supplies. The Smart Cabinet is managing a variety of critical medical devices in two interventional radiology labs. In addition to the Smart Cabinets, LogiTag’s StockBox is […]

ClearCount Medical Solutions announced an agreement with HealthTrust Purchasing Group L.P.to make its SmartSponge System platform available to HealthTrust members. Under the terms of the agreement, HealthTrust not-for-profit and for-profit acute care facilities, as well as ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices, and alternate care sites, will have access to ClearCount’s RFID based platform design to […]

Vizinex RFID, a provider of off-the-shelf and customized high frequency and ultra-high frequency RFID tags, announced its new applications that have been released for gamma resistant, autoclave and asset tracking RFID tags. The RFID tags featured, including the company’s Sentry AST tags, come with a unique platform designed for the much-needed sterilization and durability requirements […]

Fujitsu announced the newest addition to its FerVID Family of chips for RFID tags, the MB89R112, a chip for high frequency (HF) RFID tags that includes 9 KB of FRAM storage. The FerVID Family uses ferro-electric memory, or FRAM, for fast write speeds, high frequency rewritability, radiation tolerance, and low-power operation. The new chip boasts […]

The Nashville Medical Trade Center will soon showcase the use and adoption of RFID and real-time locating systems (RTLS) technologies in the health care, assisted living and nursing home industries. Market Center Management Company inked a deal with the RFID in Healthcare Consortium (RHCC) to develop this technology, integrating multiple companies’ products and services designed […]

Intelleflex announced an expanding portfolio of solution offerings for automating data capture and condition monitoring and track and trace accountability for food and pharmaceutical industries. Built with XC3 Technology, the Intelleflex CMR-6100 RFID reader is a fully integrated cellular-enabled, GPS-equipped multi-protocol RFID reader with support for ISO Class 3 battery assisted passive and EPCglobal C1G2 […]

UPM RFID announced the new UPM Web ultra-high frequency (UHF) and UPM Trap near field (NF) UHF inlays based on the Monza RFID chip from Impinj. The UPM Web product is suitable for item-level retail, logistics and supply chain applications. It is particularly designed for unique identification of items such as apparel and electronics. The […]