Thursday, 14 January 2010

RFID interoperability within healthcare

This American healthcare solutions' commentator views that RFID will be linking its deployment to other predicted technology growth. It's very interesting to look into the top ten (10) predictions of the healthcare IT trends:-


  • Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) will gain momentum


  • Personal Health Records (PHRs) earn legitimacy


  • Cost containment is a paramount


  • Alternative care delivery models emerge


  • War waged on Medicare fraud


  • Increased focus on outbreak preparedness


  • Patient safety initiatives intensify


  • Healthcare professionals in short supply


  • Storage and business continuity concerns abound


  • Physician groups join healthcare systems



  • As cliche' as it sounds, predictions may hit and it may not hit. If one is to bring RFID within one of these predictions, stakeholders should also consider the privacy impact assessment and its respective informational privacy responses. 




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