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ASHP Concludes RFID Technology in Medication Management Is an Opportunity to Optimize Safety, Outcomes and Value
The ASHP Roadmap to RFID
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) recently released a report focusing on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for health system medication management.
The report begins, “Imagine a pharmacy where the inventory count is always correct, it automatically increments as orders are received and decrements as orders are filled. What impacts would this have on the budget, inventory management, patient care and overall workload?”
The report leads readers to imagine the future of hospital pharmacy if RFID technology was fully adopted and provides a roadmap for the transformation.
The ASHP report includes
- The current state of technology in medication use systems
- Evaluating RFID Technology
- Implementing RFID Technology
- Using Analytics and Measuring Outcomes of RFID
- Advanced Uses and Innovations
The ASHP Survey
The ASHP project surveyed 232 participants, of which
- 98% were pharmacists
- 40% had implemented RFID technology
- 31% had not evaluated RFID as an option but were interested in exploring the technology
- 16% had evaluated RFID but had not committed or made a vendor selection
Those surveyed reported the following benefits from implementing RFID:
- 82% improved inventory tracking
- 73% data to optimize kit or tray contents
- 72% decrease in expired medications
- 64% tracking for purposes of drug recalls
- 46% tracking during drug shortages
The ASHP concludes, “RFID provides an important opportunity for pharmacy to lead the transformation to an integrated health system to optimize safety, outcomes and value.”
Review the ASHP report in its entirety: Advancing Medication Safety Through Technology Innovation: Focus on RFID Technology
The Report Lists Key Elements to Consider when Evaluating RFID technology
An evaluation must start with determining the goals, priorities and key stakeholders. Other key elements hospitals should consider when evaluating RFID technology include:
- Intended locations for RFID implementation (Pharmacy, ED, OR)
- Tag specific considerations (adhesive quality, cost structure, active vs passive)
- Vendor support during implementation planning, go-live and post-implementation
- Analytics platform cost and capabilities
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Check out how IntelliGuard stacks up against the ASHP recommendations.
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