Patient Supply Chain To Be Tracked Electronically

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The National Healthcare Group (NHG) of hospitals in Singapore has contracted local real-time systems provider TCM-RFiD to help pharmacists, nurses and doctors keep track of pharmaceuticals through the patient supply chain. The planned solution will have the dual benefit of improving hospital workflow management by cutting down on the need for paper files, and of reducing medical errors. BMI strongly endorses this approach, but cautions that it will be some time before this technologically-advanced system is implemented in less developed