www.worldsciencepublisher.org RFID FOR BLOOD BAG IDENTIFICATION

Abstract: This paper mainly deals with the Implementation of RFID in health care. It is primarily driven by a desire to improve patient safety and enhance the efficiency of the supply chain. This guideline, following a short technical overview and some examples from industry, assesses high level advantages and disadvantages of using RFID in transfusion medicine and identifies specific areas where RFID solutions might beneficially apply. It covers the use of RFID in the blood product supply chain from bag manufacturing to the donor and to the patient. This paper has focused on RFID solution components and a number of technical recommendations including choice of the radio frequency to be applied, tag capacity, functionality, and data structure to be considered when deploying RFID technology for transfusion medicine. The data structure of the blood bag tag accommodates the needs of all stakeholders in the transfusion medicine supply chain, including: RFID tag manufacturers, bag manufactures, blood centers, and hospital transfusion services. RFID may also increase accuracy of tracking time and temperature and reduce product waste, thus increasing quality and availability of blood products for patients. RFID technology can help ensure appropriate transfusion of the right blood to the right patient, thus reducing errors at the bedside and increasing patient safety