Global Trends in RFID in Healthcare

Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman
IDTechEx, United Kingdom
 
 
This presentation was given at Smart Healthcare USA 2004 on Jun 10, 2004.
 

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Presentation Summary
  • Error prevention, cost reduction, staff safety and other reasons for RFID in healthcare
  • Best practice and market potential worldwide
  • Challenges - privacy, radiation, standards
  • The "tag everything" scenario - who, when, why?

Speaker Biography

Dr Peter Harrop PhD, FIEE is Chairman of IDTechEx Ltd. He was previously Chief Executive of Mars Electronics, the $260 million electronics company and Chairman of Pinacl plc, the $100m fibre optic company. He has been chairman of over 15 high tech companies. He has written 14 books on technical subjects, these being published by the Financial Times, John Wiley and others. He lectures and consults internationally on RFID, smart labels, printed/organic electronics and smart packaging.

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IDTechEx provides independent analysis on the development and application of energy harvesting, printed electronics, RFID, electric vehicles and allied technologies. You can trust IDTechEx to help you build your business. We provide consultancy, market research and executive-level events across the US, Europe and Asia.

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