‘Beyond Kits and Trays’: RFID in Health-System Pharmacy

By Gina ShawFor much of the past decade, radiofrequency identification (RFID) technology in hospital pharmacy has been closely associated with a single-use case: checking medication kits and trays. But that narrow view is rapidly expanding, as health systems confront staffing shortages, rising drug costs, and increasing pressure to improve inventory accuracy and medication safety.“We’re really seeing RFID move beyond kits and trays,” said Les Louden, PharmD, the pharmacy manage