How Is RFID Being Used in Hospital Operating Rooms?

Hospitals are utilizing RFID technologies in a variety of ways in their operating rooms. The University of California, San Diego Medical Center uses an active RFID real-time location system to properly manage its perioperative services, which has improved its patient-flow and OR utilization rates (see Using RTLS to Overcome Business-Management Challenges in Today's Operating Room). Adventist Health White Memorial also uses an RFID system to improve OR turnaround times (see Improving Operating Room Turnover Times With RFID), as does Bon Secours Richmond (see Bon Secours Richmond Finds RFID Saves $2 Million Annually).