Healthcare
RFID Asset Tracking & Compliance in Healthcare
How a regional hospital system used UHF RFID to track high‑value medical equipment, reduce loss, and improve compliance with Joint Commission audit requirements.
The Challenge: Lost Equipment & Compliance Pressure
Before RFID, nurses spent over 90 minutes per shift searching for assets, while frequent equipment loss led to failed audits.
27%Annual Asset Loss
90+ minDaily Search Time
3Failed Audits
Phase 1: Medical-Grade Tagging
Assets were tagged with durable, medical-grade UHF tags resistant to disinfectants and sterilization chemicals.
Phase 2: Real‑Time Location
Fixed readers at hallway chokepoints and storage bays provided a live location map for all tagged equipment.
The Results: Higher Availability, Better Care
94%Loss Reduction
100%Audit Compliance
4.8 MoFull ROI
By automating compliance records and location visibility, the hospital passed its next Joint Commission audit with zero findings and improved patient care readiness.