TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT US 2 MARKET CONTEXT 5 Outline of the brief 5 The state of play 5 High price, fragmented value chain, proprietary standards 6 Market about to solidify and standards development underway – although patent issues are clouding the horizon 6 Accenture study demonstrating RFID advantages in pharma 7 FDA mandate to boost tagging solutions, but only for bar coding 7 RFID as a supply-chain enabler for healthcare providers 8 RFID uses in healthcare 8 Healthcare RFID implementations and initiatives 9 The RFID value chain 11 Healthcare-specific RFID vendors 12 THE FUTURE DECODED 12 Intermec’s bid for royalties may have many negative repercussions 13 The issue of privacy is overrated… 14 …but will gain more significance as patient and personnel tracking takes off 14 Storing vast amounts of data on already stretched clinical data repositories creates needs for storage and data management 14 Bar codes have not yet played out their role in healthcare 15 It is key to focus on RFID’s unique capabilities in the provider arena as well as to solve the technology’s current shortcomings 15 RECOMMENDATIONS 16 APPENDIX 18 Further readings 18 SPP writing team 18 How to contact experts in your industry 19
