Shipcom's RFID based solutions has the ability to provide seamless recording and sharing of information related to different aspects of medical practice and healthcare such as

Medical Items Tracking
Direct tracking and identification of different medical equipment and devices. RFID based tracking can be done of large equipment such as wheel chairs, portable ultrasound, defibrillators, incubators etc and smaller medical products such as surgical instruments, syringes, endoscopes etc. The direct benefits of using Shipcom's CATAMARAN solution includes better inventory management, equipment tracking, monitoring of medical devices and reduction of losses.

Patient Identification
Shipcom's CATAMARAN solution can provide accurate real-time information of a patient under medical care. This is essential for critical cases where continuous monitoring of patient status may be required. Correlation and sharing of medical records related to a patient can also be done through RFID based tracking.

Sensor Monitoring

There are many sensor based medical systems for measuring the different physiological states and parts of the human body. Measurement and recording of values read by sensors and related information such as date and time of measurement, patient details and characteristics of measuring device is facilitated through RFID tracking.

Continuous Health Care
Medical information related to a patient can be shared easily between different departments and hospitals using an automated system. Continuous real time medical information can be also used to analyze patient status and advise various courses of treatment.


PHARMA

The pharmaceutical industry is facing a stiff challenge to maintain profitability due to the difficulty in tracking and the existence of counterfeit products in the market. The leverage obtained from Shipcom's RFID based experience can be used in this industry for

Tracking of drugs
Track and trace technology can be used from the moment a drug is manufactured to the point where it reaches the end customer thereby increasing overall supply chain visibility. This not only helps in improving efficiency and throughput but also helps with authentication of drugs at different stages of the supply chain.

Drug Counterfeit Prevention and Detection
Unique codes related to a particular drug and pharmaceutical company can be used to prevent counterfeiting of drugs which in turn increases consumer confidence and safety. Detection includes tracking of the drugs at all stages of the supply chain and determining drugs that are not read electronically.

Patient Validation
Drugs related to a particular patient can be associated directly through RFID tags and validation for a patient can be done both at the pharmaceutical and at the hospital. An automatic system safeguards against costly and potentially life threatening medical errors while facilitating collection and sharing of information.