U.K. Hospitals Testing Passive Ceiling-Mounted RFID for Real-Time Location

Location-tracking solutions company Harland Simon has expanded its RFID technology by partnering with PervasID, a Cambridge, England-based RFID technology firm. Several hospitals have piloted PervasID's new Space Ranger 9200 overhead reader as part of their Harland Simon RFID Discovery system, to automatically track the movements of assets and equipment. NHS Forth Valley, in Scotland, and Addenbrooke's Cambridge University Hospital have both completed pilots of the technology as part of their existing RFID Discovery solutions (see Scottish Hospital Expanding Hybrid Active and Passive RFID System and RFID Boosts Medical Equipment Usage at U.K. Hospital).