RFID, Savior of the Economy

Part 2: Hand Hygiene Compliance System

(This post is a continuation of Part 1: Clinical Inventory Management System)

The second new implementation needed by hospitals is that of a RFID hand hygiene compliance system.

The New York Times says, “… 2 million patients in America acquire an infection in the hospital every year — about one in 20 patients — and 100,000 people die of them. This is the fourth leading cause of death in America.”

They  go on to say that, “Hospital-acquired infections cost the American health care system between $30 and $40 billion annually.”