March 08, 2006
Solihull and Birmingham expand RFid tag trials
Birmingham Heart of England and Solihull NHS Trust are expanding its trial of tagging patients about to undergo surgery with RFid wristbands. Patients are given RFid tags which are linked to an electronic patient record. Surgeons have to scan the tags and verify identity using a digital photograph of the patient stored on their electronic patient record. The tag can also be used for recording pre-operative checking and making sure that risk assessment has been doe before the patient enters theatre.
According to Rosie Winterton, health minister
This electronic tagging may be used in the future as both a preventative measure and to monitor the whereabouts of key pieces of medical equipment.
via [E-Health Insider]
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