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With rising cases of Covid-19 all over, the burden on the hospitals increased like rapidly. Most of the hospitals and healthcare facilities are in lack adequate staff to take care of the patients and other stuff. But now, RFID-enabled technology has made it easy to manage the safety of both patients as well as employees during a pandemic.
There has been a significant rise in the overall uses of RFID tools in healthcare facilities – starting from identifying and tracking assets as well as equipment to getting alerts for critical patients.
Some of the noted applications of RFID in order to fight against the spread of COVID-19 are:
- Authentication of Test Kits and PPE
- Monitoring in hospital, from hand-washing to inventory
- Real-time visibility for plasma and vaccines
Now, let’s find out how this boom has played an imperative role in enhancing the overall safety during COVID-19.
- Curtail the Spread of the Virus
The use of RFID has minimized the extent of contact healthcare staff had previously with assets while identifying them. There is no need to touch the assets as one can easily get information stored through the tags using a handheld or fixed reader. RFID warehouse management has now become smooth because the tags do not need to be in the line of sight of the readers, and thus no physical touch is required, unlike barcodes.
- Data Collection for Enabling Contact Tracing
RFID wristbands and badges can be used to track the movement of the employees, which is a key component for contact tracing. Contact tracing has already witnessed some serious issues of participation as well as accuracy. But the use of has made it extremely easy as now one can easily map the whereabouts of the employee to map the outbreak. In case the person gets infected, administrators can easily check the records to see whom the person has contact.
- Ensuring Efficiency at all the COVID-19 Testing Centres
With rising cases at an alarming rate, patients tend to wait for hours outside the testing centers. But using the RFID technology helps track patients in the queue through the process and, at the same time, can recognize the causes of bottlenecks and address them.
RFID-enabled technology is also very effective inventory management in busy mobile testing sites. With the help of tagging specimens and supplies, healthcare staff can easily track the whereabouts of the most demanding equipment and find them easily without wasting time when needed.
- Temperature Monitoring of the Vaccines Precisely
The advent of COVID-19 vaccines has helped many people with a new hope. But at the same time, it also comes along with logistical challenges for its storage. Experts recommend that the doses used be stored at 70 degrees Celsius.
When the vaccines reach storage facilities, administrators can deploy RFID tags with sensors to ensure that the vaccines are kept under the right temperature. This also ensures that not a single dose is wasted.
Apart from all these, RFID technology has also helped in many ways in curtaining the spread of COVID-19 and its spread. Please share your insights on what you feel about RFID technology below in the comment section.
