It is hard to how it could be cheaper than barcodes. Did you get an explanation for how it could be cheaper? Maybe because it is too hard to fit barcodes on small items?
On Sunday 13 November 2005 02:21 pm, Joseph Dal Molin wrote: Thanks Cameron and Greg....yes I was thinking of patient identification. From what I have been told RFID is a much lower cost solution than barcodes...haven't confirmed that. It also opens up other interesting possiblities. Joseph Gregory Woodhouse wrote: > On Nov 12, 2005, at 12:14 PM, Joseph Dal Molin wrote: >> Does anyone know if RFID capability has been integrated with VistA? >> >> Joseph > > I don't know much about RFID technology, but I imagine it to be > somewhat similar to barcodes in the sense that an appropriate device > will translate the signal it receives into a numeric or alphanumeric > code. Is this correct? I'm not familiar with RFID being used in class I > VistA, but barcodes are used in a few ways. I'm sure everyone is > familiar with BCMA. Another is the Generic Inventory Package (GIP) > incorporated into IFCAP. I'd be surprised if the same approach couldn't > be used with RFID. > > Are you thinking about patient identification? An alternative to > wristbands? > > === > Gregory Woodhouse > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > "The finger pointing at the moon is > not the moon." > --Buddhist saying > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: > Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. > Download > it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own > Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > . ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members -- Nancy Anthracite ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
