RFID Powers Intelligent Hospital: IBM and UPMC ...

IBM/UPMC $402 MILLION AGREEMENT MEANS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR REGION, News Bureau - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

... "Intelligent Hospital Project: This joint project would focus on using new technologies and leveraging the electronic health record for more effective patient care, easier communication for hospital staff and better efficiency. Technologies to be employed will include wireless handheld devices for connection to electronic health records; radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags for tracking personnel, equipment and patients; and monitoring devices in patient rooms to alert nurses of patient status." ...