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LEADING HOSPITAL AND HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS ARE USING RFID AND RTLS TECHNOLOGIES TO:
Wring greater efciencies out of existing resources Cut capital spending by boosting asset-utilization rates Boost revenue with automated billing Reduce errors by tracking medical devices Increase patient monitoring and safety Improve medication management
Learn how you can, too!

HEAR FROM THESE AND OTHER INDUSTRY LEADERS:

Jay Adams

Carl R. Chudnofsky, M.D.

Sandra Elliott

John Johnson

Michael Kohler

PLUS, SEE THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS DESIGNED FOR HOSPITALS AND HEALTH-CARE FACILITIES.

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Dear Colleague,
Hospitals and health-care facilities all around the world are beneting from the cost savings and efciencies provided by radio frequency identication (RFID) and real-time location system (RTLS) technologies. RFID in Health Care is the only event where you can hear leading health-care providers and early adopters share real-world case studies, and see the latest technology solutions designed for your industry. This years conference will be co-located with the ISCEA Strategic Workshop, being held on Sept. 12, 2011. By attending, you will learn how your organization can join the leading health-care providers that are employing the latest RFID systems to: Boost asset-utilization rates with RTLS solutions Leverage RTLS and RFID technologies to wring greater efciencies out of existing resources Reduce errors by tracking medical devices Increase patient monitoring and safety Improve medication management And so much more! To view the most up-to-date speaker list and agenda, please visit www.rdjournalevents.com/healthcare. Dont miss this unique opportunity to learn how leading health-care providers are beneting from RFID today. Register early to savebe sure to use the code on the cover of this brochure for maximum savings. Thank you for your time and consideration. We look forward to hosting you in Chicago on Sept. 13, 2011. Sincerely,

Mark Roberti, Founder and Editor, RFID Journal

ABOUT RFID JOURNAL RFID Journal is the leading independent media and events company devoted solely to radio frequency identication and its many business applications. RFID Journals mission is to help businesses use RFID technologies to improve the way they do business, with timely news, strategic analysis and case studiesin print, online and at face-to-face events worldwide. www.rdjournal.com

ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN EDUCATION ALLIANCE The International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA) is a worldwide organization with a mission of providing supply chain knowledge through education, certication and recognition. ISCEA develops internationally recognized certication programs, including RFIDSCM (Certied RFID Supply Chain Manager), CSCM, CSCA, CCRM and CLM. www.iscea.com

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THOSE THAT ATTENDED PAST RFID IN HEALTHCARE EVENTS INCLUDE:

Acutech Corp. AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Acorda Therapeutics American Heart Association Anne Arundel Health System Appleseed Healthcare Argosy Univesity Arizona State University Ascension Health AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Aurora Health Care Avalon Health Care Avnet EMA Baxa Corp. Bay Medical Center BayCare Health Systems Bradley Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BMG Bon Secours Richmond Health Systems Boston Medical Center British Columbia Centre for Disease Control Broadlane Brooke Army Medical Center Cambridge Health Alliance Cardinal Health Caritas St.Elizabeths Medical Center Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chatham Kent Health Alliance Childrens Hospital Medical Center of Akron Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Christus Health Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center City of Hope National Medical Center Cleveland Clinic Colorado State University CombineMed Consorta Dade Behring Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Dean Health System Defense Supply Center Philadelphia Deluxe Corp. DEROME biomedical ECRI Geisinger Health System Gila Regional Medical Center Guthrie Healthcare System Gwinnett Medical Center HCA Eastern Group Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati HGA Architects & Engineers HPPI HTMT Johnson & Johnson Joint Commission, The Kaiser Permanente Karl Storz Endoscopy Kettering Medical Center Network King Hussein Cancer Center Lahey Clinic Medical Center Legacy Health System Martin Memorial Health Systems McKesson Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Midland Memorial Hospital Ministry of Finance Ontario Mississippi Baptist Health Systems NAL Worldwide National Institute of Standards and Technology Naval Medical Logistics Command Nebraska Medical Center New Hanover Health Network New York Presbyterian Hospital Newton Wellesley Hospital Nihon Hospital Service North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System North Shore Medical Center Parkway Hospital Partners North Shore Medical Center Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center Providence Health Care Systems Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center Saint Elizabeth Health Center Salem Community Hospital San Joaquin Community Hospital Satko Oral Surgery Scott & White Memorial Hospital Seton Family of Hospitals Shands Teaching Hospital Sister of Mercy Health Systems South Coast Health System St. Alexius Medical Center Staffordshire University Swedish Health Services Temple University Health System Texas Childrens Hospital U.S. Army U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs UBC Centre for Disease Control UCLA WINMEC University Hospitals University of British Columbia University of California, San Diego University of Massachusetts Medical Center University of Michigan University of Munster University of Pennsylvania University of Rochester University of Tennessee University of Texas System UTMD Anderson Cancer Center Valley Hospital Vanguard Health Systems VHA Virginia Mason Medical Center Washington Hospital Center WellStar Health System William Beaumont Hospitals Womans Hospital Yale University Health Servcies To view more companies, visit our website

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AGENDA
SEPT. 13, 2011
8:45 AM OPENING REMARKS Speaker: Mark Roberti, Founder and Editor, RFID Journal 9:00 AM IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY WITH RTLS AT ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER Albert Einstein Medical Center (AEMC) is using an automatic tracking system to improve patient ow, reduce length of stay and patient walkouts, and decrease emergency department (ED) overcrowding, in order to increase the satisfaction of both patients and caregivers. AEMC implemented automatic tracking within its ED in 2003, and is utilizing the system to track the real-time location and care status of all patients, identify the location of medical equipment, streamline the admissions process, and analyze and report on department performance. Hear how the department has achieved quantiable improvements in operating performance, resulting in $14.8 million in revenue due to reductions in left-withouttreatment (LWOT) patients and diversions, as well as improved door-to-disposition times. Speaker: Carl R. Chudnofsky, M.D., Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center 9:45 AM MISSION HOSPITAL IMPROVES EQUIPMENT UTILITY RATE AND SAVES $150,000 Mission Hospital, a 552-bed facility with two campuses in Mission Viejo and Laguna Beach, Calif., is employing a hybrid infrared (IR) and RFID system to track the location, cleaning and maintenance of its moveable medical equipment. Following the systems installation, the equipment utility rate for tagged items rose by 7 percent. The rate of lost or stolen devices dropped from 13.8 percent to zero, resulting in an annual savings of $150,000 to $200,000 worth of equipment that had been lost each year prior to the system being installed. The rm deployed RFID access points throughout the facility, providing 100 percent coverage in the buildings public sections, and attached tags to mobile assets of high value. In this session, learn how Mission Hospital is using the system to better manage its moveable medical equipment, perform periodic maintenance of its assets more efciently, assure Joint Commission compliance and reduce equipment loss. Speaker: Michael Kohler, Director of Material Management, Mission Hospital Mission Viejo and Laguna Beach 10:30 AM NETWORKING BREAK 11:00 AM INCREASING EFFICIENCIES BY USING RFID TO TRACK ASSETS Several years ago, Tallahassee Memorial HeathCare began employing radio frequency identication as a means of obtaining accurate real-time visibility regarding patients, staff members and assets. Hear how the company employs RFID asset tags to provide increased supply chain efciency, resulting in capital purchase savings and lowered rental costs. The presenter will also discuss how real-time location system (RTLS) technology has reduced the rms annual operating costs, including equipment inventory, in terms of process improvement. Speaker: Jay Adams, IT Enterprise Architect, Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare

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11:45 AM RFID-ENABLED JOURNALS HELP PATIENTS TRACK AND MANAGE CHRONIC DISEASES AT MERIDIAN HEALTH Meridian Health, which operates ve New Jersey hospitals and a home-care service, has developed electronic health journals for patients to answer key questions regarding symptoms of their condition, such as adult asthma, pain, COPD and depression, as well as an RFID-enabled journal to improve medication management, and to offer greater independence and safety to patients with chronic diseases. The journals latest application targets poor sleep healtha pervasive problem, with 25 percent of U.S. adults reporting insufcient sleep or rest at least 15 out of every 30 days. Learn how the rms newest application enables patients to monitor their sleeping habits during the night, in the comfort of their own home. This smart card, worn during the night, tracks overall activity levels associated with sleep and combines that knowledge with common daily symptoms into a core sleep assessment, providing a method for monitoring the impact of lifestyle changes on sleep patterns. Speaker: Sandra Elliott, Director of Consumer Technology and Service Development, Meridian Health 12:30 PM LUNCH BREAK 2:00 PM RFID FOR IMPROVED RESULTS Learn how Tufts Medical Center uses passive RFID to track high-value products across four specialty departments and its materials-management department. The solution has provided the the hospital with real-time visibility, enabling optimized inventory levels, sizable nancial benets and improved inter-departmental collaboration around supply chain improvements. Moderator: Diane Hubisz, Director of Cardiovascular Services, CardioVascular Center, Tufts Medical Center 2:45 PM VEIN-TO-VEIN IMPLEMENTATION OF HF RFID IN BLOOD COLLECTION THROUGH TRANSFUSION ISO 18000-3m1 13.56 MHz RFID tags have been accepted by the International Society for Blood Transfusion and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as data carriers to augment ISBT128 bar-code data on blood products. This is the rst FDA-permitted implementation of RFID in all phases of blood-banking. In this session, learn about RFID technology and equipment selection, as well as FDA-required RF safety testing, integration with the blood enterprise-computing system, RFID tag performance and tag survivability issues. The presenter will also discuss the benets and deployment issues at the BloodCenter of Wisconsin and the University of Iowa Health Center. Speaker: Clive P. Hohberger, Ph.D., RFID Systems Architect, BloodCenter of Wisconsin 3:30 PM NETWORKING BREAK

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AGENDA
SEPT.12, 2011
4:00 PM SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TESTS RFID-ENABLED DRUG-MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Sharp Memorial Hospital is currently conducting a pilot project using RFID-enabled drug-dispensing cabinets in conjunction with standard EPC Gen 2 tags. The 368-bed facility is utilizing the system to manage the inventory levels, lot numbers and expiration dates of slow-moving, high-cost pharmaceuticals that hospitals seldom administer, but that are vital to have ready nonetheless. These medications-such as rabies vaccines, blood factors and snakebite antivenom-not only are expensive, but also sometimes have a short shelf life. Learn how the RFID system is enabling the staff to know where the drugs are located, as well as the amount of each product available in stock at all times, so that it can reduce the quantity of items that are never administered due to exceeding their expiration date. Speaker: John Johnson, Director of Pharmacy, Sharp Memorial Hospital 4:45 PM BEYOND ASSET TRACKING: HOW WAKE FOREST BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER LEVERAGED AN EXISTING REAL-TIME LOCATION SYSTEM Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (WFBMC) is employing a real-time location system (RTLS) to track the locations of IV poles, pumps and other items as they are moved around the 4-million-square-foot campus. In August 2010, the hospital began using its existing RTLS to track how long blood coolers remained outside its blood bank. By utilizing the system for its 35 coolers, the facility has been able to ensure that the coolers are not lost, and that staff members receive updates when the products are scheduled to be returned to the blood bank, in order to ensure that it meets the storage-temperature requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Each cooler has an RFID tag encoded with a unique ID number linked to the cooler in the RTLS. As the coolers move around the facility, their locations are tracked using the hospital's existing RFID readers and infrared emitters. Hear about how the RFID-enabled blood-bank-management system has been so successful that the hospital has now applied for a patent, and how it plans to market the solution to other medical facilities. Speaker: Ronald Noel, Receiving Manager, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center 5:30 PM CLOSING REMARKS Speaker: Mark Roberti, Founder and Editor, RFID Journal 5:35 PM CONFERENCE CONCLUDES

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ISCEA STRATEGIC WORKSHOP: DETERMINING YOUR OPTIMAL HEALTHCARE SUPPLY CHAIN: STRATEGIES, PRINCIPLES AND VESTED OUTSOURCINGA STRATEGIC APPROACH While some may only see challenges in health care, the reality is that leadingedge providers can experience true growth opportunities and gain competitive advantage in the market. Many of these growth, positioning and cost-saving opportunities reside below the normal C-suites radar, as part of a companys supply chain systems and associated processes.

AGENDA AT A GLANCE:
09:00 AM Registration 09:30 AM Introduction of Speakers and Current State: Healthcare Supply Chain 10:00 AM Introduction of Potential Models and Model Discussion 10:30 AM Internal Value Principles and Improvement Possibilities 11.00 AM Example: Metrics in the Supply Chain (Other Industries as Example) 11:15 AM Break 11:30 AM External Value Principles and Knowing Your Suppliers & Vendors 12:30 PM Lunch 01:30 PM Vertical Relationship Integration 02:00 PM Vested Outsourcing 02:45 PM Break 03:00 PM Discussion (What to do on Monday) and Mini-Group Work and Report-Out 03:45 PM Summary and Review 04:00 PM Conclusion

WORKSHOP LEADERS INCLUDE:

Dr. Gerald (Jerry) Ledlow, Ph.D., MHA, FACHE Dr. Ledlow is a board-certied health-care executive and an associate professor at Georgia Southern University, in health policy and management. He has more than 25 years of health-care leadership, management and academic experience, half as a practitioner and half as an academic-scholar, holding leadership positions in supply chain, facilities, managed care and academic positions as the doctoral program director of two research universities. Dr. Ledlow is also the Heath Care Committee chair of the (IISB) ISCEA International Standards Board. Dr. Karl B Manrodt, Ph.D. Dr. Karl Manrodt is a professor of logistics in Georgia Southern Universitys Department of Management, Marketing & Logistics. He was recognized as a 2004 Rainmaker by DC Velocity magazine, and in 2005 was awarded the Eugene Bishop Award for Sustained Academic Excellence by Georgia Southern Universitys College of Business. Dr. Manrodt served on the board of directors for the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), as well as in other leadership roles with WERC.

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EXHIBITORS AND SPONSORS

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