Cadi Scientific.pdf - National RFID Centre

Caddies
for
the
Healthcare
Professional
How
Cadi
Scientific’s
RFID
system
is
supporting
hospital
staff
and
making
life
easier
in
hospitals
A
3.5cm
wide
RFID
tag
is
helping
drive
hospitals
here
toward
greater
efficiency
and
cost
savings.
Deployed
as
part
of
Cadi
Scientific’s
SmartSense
system,
the
ThermoSensor
active
RFID
tag
gives
hospital
staff
real‐time
information
on
each
patient’s
body
temperature
and
location.
Upon
admission,
the
patient
is
registered
to
a
ThermoSensor
using
a
tagging
station.
After
which
the
registered
ThermoSensor
is
attached
to
the
patient
using
a
medical
adhesive.
These
low
powered
tags
will
now
start
to
transmit
at
regular
intervals,
sending
temperature
readings
and
real
time
location
to
RFID
receivers
installed
around
the
hospital.
From
this
point
on,
the
patient's
real‐time
temperature
and
location
can
be
monitored
wirelessly
by
doctors
and
nurses
from
their
workstations
at
any
time.
Cadi
Scientific’s
SmartSense
system
has
many
other
applications
designed
to
provide
support
to
hospital
staff
and
share
their
workload.
Here
are
a
few
examples:
Wireless
Temperature
and
Paperless
Clinical
Charts
By
measuring
patients’
temperatures
wirelessly,
hospitals
save
time
from
measuring
each
patient’s
temperature
and
plotting
it
manually.
This
drastically
cuts
down
the
risk
of
crossinfection
between
patients
and
caregivers
especially
in
the
event
of
a
pandemic.
Patients
also
benefit
from
uninterrupted
rest
without
having
their
temperatures
taken
frequently.
Add‐on
vital
signs
monitors
are
available
to
make
the
wireless
vital
signs
capturing
process
complete.
All
temperature
and
vital
signs
measurements
that
SmartSense
receives
are
plotted
and
saved
onto
electronic
charts
for
online
access
by
clinicians,
therefore
reducing
workload,
errors
and
improving
efficiency.
Location
Tracking
and
Automated
Patient
Flow
Process
Coupled
with
the
ability
to
track
patient
location,
all
patients’
locations
are
monitored
in
real
time
and
tracked
from
the
time
of
admission
till
discharge.
The
SmartSense
can
also
be
integrated
with
the
hospital’s
existing
Bed
Management
System,
giving
constant
updates
on
patient
movement
and
bed
statuses
to
admission
office,
nurses
and
the
bed
management
unit.
This
results
in
faster
bed
turnovers,
shorter
waiting
times
and
greater
operational
efficiency
during
patient
admission,
transfer
and
discharge.

Besides
patient
tracking,
SmartSense
can
be
used
to
locate
hospital
assets
as
well.
This
helps
staff
locate
their
equipment
for
immediate
use
as
well
as
for
preventive
maintenance.
After
a
few
trials
in
several
Singapore
hospitals,
Tan
Tock
Seng
Hospital
moved
first
to
deploy
the
SmartSense
system
in
2007
to
facilitate
patient
flow
and
also
recently
upgraded
it
to
include
Wireless
Temperature
Monitoring
and
Electronic
Clinical
Charts
as
well.
Amongst
other
benefits,
the
RFID
system
has
helped
increase
hospital
efficiency,
information
transparency
and
reduce
patient
waiting
times.
Other
hospitals
are
starting
not
only
to
realise
but
also
accept
the
benefits
of
RFID
and
its
potential
in
healthcare.

Singapore
General
Hospital
is
already
in
their
last
phase
of
hospitalwide
SmartSense
deployment
with
their
exisiting
Premise
Bed
Management
System
to
automate
their
patient
flow
process.

Across
the
border,
Sunway
Medical
Centre
and
Pantai
Putri
Ipoh
are
the
first
hospitals
in
Malaysia
to
implement
an
active
RFID
solution
hospital‐wide
for
patient
tracking.

Their
SmartSense
Systems
are
expected
to
go
live
in
the
second
quarter
of
this
year.
About
Cadi
Scientific
Backed
by
a
panel
of
experienced
medical
advisors
and
a
renowned
professor,
Cadi
Scientific
was
incorporated
in
Singapore
to
harness
latest
technology
to
develop
wireless
sensing
and
tracking
devices
for
healthcare.
This
resulted
in
the
SmartSense
system‐
an
RFID
wireless
platform
designed
to
enhance
patient
care,
reduce
nurses’
workload
and
improve
operational
efficiency.
Useful
applications
include
wireless
temperature
and
vital
sign
monitoring
on
digitized
clinical
charts,
patient
tracking
for
optimizing
patient
flow
and
real‐time
asset
tracking
to
optimize
utilization
of
assets.
Cadi
Scientific
Pte
Ltd
31
Ubi
Road
1
#03‐00
Aztech
Building
Singapore
408694
Tel:
65‐6276
2676
Fax:
65‐6276
6216
Email:
info@cadi.com.sg
Web:
www.cadi.com.sg