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Electronic Pedigree Development Workshop RFID Overview

Electronic Pedigree Development Workshop RFID Overview. December 8, 2004 Elizabeth Gallenagh John Howells HDMA. Healthcare Distribution Management Association. What is RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)?.

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Electronic Pedigree Development Workshop RFID Overview

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  1. Electronic Pedigree Development WorkshopRFID Overview December 8, 2004 Elizabeth Gallenagh John Howells HDMA

  2. Healthcare Distribution Management Association What is RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)? RFID is a technology that uses radio waves in conjunction with tags and readers to automatically identify individual items.

  3. RFID key components Reader Antenna Tag Microchip Antenna Reader Tag Healthcare Distribution Management Association RFID Basics Antenna The antenna activates the tag and transfers data by emitting wireless pulses to the reader. The tag gets its power to operate from the field generated by the reader. Readers can be hand held, mounted on moving equipment, stationary

  4. Healthcare Distribution Management Association Electronic Product Code (EPC) Is . . . A system that uses RFID tags that contain unique identifiers. This provides the ability to develop powerful applications such as pedigree (track and trace).

  5. Healthcare Distribution Management Association From the Chemical Plant…

  6. Healthcare Distribution Management Association To the Manufacturers…

  7. Healthcare Distribution Management Association To the Wholesale Distributor…

  8. Healthcare Distribution Management Association To the Retail Pharmacy…

  9. Healthcare Distribution Management Association EPC is . . . • Rapidly changing and growing • A system that uses RFID as a key • Uses mass serialization to uniquely identify products in the supply chain

  10. Healthcare Distribution Management Association Industry Initiatives • Pilots • EPC JumpStart • Drug Security Network • Individual Companies • HDMA Patient Safety Task Force • EPCglobal Healthcare Life Sciences Business Action Group (HLS BAG) – Industry Aggressively Developing Standards • Association Activities • White Papers • Cost/Benefit Studies • Education • Issue Resolution • Drive Adoption

  11. Healthcare Distribution Management Association Industry Tagging • GlaxoSmithKline • H.D. Smith • Johnson & Johnson • Pfizer • Purdue • Wal-Mart CII • Department of Defense

  12. Healthcare Distribution Management Association Issues • Standards Under Development • Manufacturer Participation • Uniform Implementation Across States • Data Sharing, Ownership • Frequency • Tag Numbering Schemes • Privacy • Agreed Upon Industry Rollout Plan • Product Stability

  13. Contact Information • Elizabeth Gallenagh Manager, Regulatory Affairs (egallenagh@hdmanet.org) • John Howells Director, e-Business (jhowells@hdmanet.org)

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