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Article: Bar Codes vs. RFID: A Battle Just Beginning: As bar codes and RFID square off in some arenas, clinical and I.T. leaders weigh the pros and cons of each.
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- Health Data Management
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- October 1, 2006
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S Gerald Sandler, M.D., has used both bar codes and radio frequency identification technology during his research on ways to effectively automate the blood transfusion process. Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, where Sandler serves as director of transfusion medicine, has conducted studies using both technologies. When asked to compare the two, Sandler says RFID is the winner.
"Bedside verification of patients and their blood components can be performed more efficiently using RFID-encoded wristbands and cross-match labels," says Sandler, who's also a professor of medicine and pathology at Georgetown University. "RFID labels are easier to read than bar ...