The RFID Market in Healthcare was estimated at USD 1,231.07 million in the current year. The market is expected to reach USD 1,389.45 million in five years, registering a CAGR of 2.45% during the forecast period.
RFID technology has significantly impacted hospitals, clinics, healthcare systems, distributors, and manufacturers worldwide but is due to achieve even more in years to come. The adoption of RFID in the medical field has become a catalyst for more and more pharmaceutical companies to put RFID tags on medicine labels to control their supply chain. The adoption of RFID will thus continue to have a more vital role in the healthcare sector.
The RFID market in healthcare primarily comprises multiple regional and international players in a fairly contested market space. Furthermore, firms gain a sustained competitive edge due to technological progress. Technologies like the Internet of Things and cloud computing are altering market developments. Overall, it is anticipated that the intensity of competitive competition between vendors will be high throughout the period under review and continue to do so. Some key players in the market are Alien Technology Corporation, Zebra Technologies Corporation, CCL Industries Inc., Avery Dennison Corporation, and Biolog-id GAO RFID, Inc., among others.
In June 2023, Ascom announced a contract agreement with Niels-Stensen-Kliniken Group in Germany with the installation of the Ascom innovative alarming system solution and IP-DECT infrastructure and Digitization of the healthcare infrastructure, making it possible to ensure more efficient and better patient care while optimizing overall costs.
In March 2023, Zebra Technologies Corporation announced that Alpro Pharmacy had introduced Zebra's mobile computing and RFID solutions to digitalize its manual inventory management system to advance its fast-growing business. The first stage of digitalization was to equip Alpro Pharmacy's front-line workers with Zebra's TC21 touch computers to replace their manual inventory management system using pen and paper. The mobile devices were introduced to assist with all inventory management tasks, from receiving goods at Alpro Pharmacy's distribution center to picking goods for its retail stores and e-commerce orders, to name a few. The solution has since enhanced Alpro Pharmacy's efficiency by approximately 80% and improved its accuracy by reducing human errors.
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