Niall Wallace’s “Using RFID to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections” is a lead story in this month’s issue of ITAC Online .

“New strains of MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus), of VRE (vancomycin-resistant enterococci), C.difficile, even TB are becoming drug-resistant. Some are now classified as XDR: extensively drug-resistant. Many of these “superbugs” spread fastest in what should be the most hygienic and safe environments — hospitals.

Yet one of the most effective strategies in combating hospital-acquired infections (HAI) is simple contact management, tracing and understanding interactions: between patients and staff, patients and equipment, staff and equipment.

RFID technology lets us get back to these basics, only better.”

Find the full article here .

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