China’s Ministry of Health has announced plans to ramp up the use of RFID technology to increase the safety and effectiveness of medical and healthcare services.
At an ‘internet of things’ seminar in Beijing recently, Gao Yanjie, Deputy Director of Information Office, Ministry of Health, said that more government spending would go on RFID equipment, infrared sensors, global positioning systems, and laser scanners for public health, medicine, and healthcare services.