Radio frequency identification (RFID) in Healthcare settings

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Radio frequency identification (RFID) “tags” are unobtrusive electronic devices that passively or actively relay their presence to an external reader. Familiar to almost every retail consumer as a technology for inventory control, RFID are used in production environments for real time location services (RTLS). (Frisch, 2010). Healthcare organizations recognizes their utility for tracking everything from surgical supplies and pharmacy prescription containers to admitted patients. (Bouck, 2012) Virtually any device or supply in the healthcare setting could be tagged and monitored.

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