HID Global
RFID SolutionsHTMwire assessment
RFID tags and infrastructure for healthcare — tracks IV pumps, ventilators, wheelchairs, and surgical tools with hospital-grade durable tags.
Key Features
- ✓ Hospital-grade RFID tags for medical equipment tracking (IV pumps, ventilators, wheelchairs)
- ✓ RFID readers and infrastructure for healthcare facility deployment
- ✓ Secure identity solutions including smart cards, biometric readers, and access control
- ✓ Physical and logical access control products for healthcare environments
- ✓ Integration-ready RFID technology supporting existing hospital IT infrastructure
What It Helps You Do
What Sets Them Apart
Enterprise RFID and secure identity infrastructure from a global leader (subsidiary of ASSA ABLOY), with hospital-grade durable tags and readers purpose-built for clinical asset tracking.
How HID Global Uses AI
HTMwire's independent read on the technology — not the vendor's marketing claim.
Key Numbers
- ▪ BLE-based RTLS delivers ~2-meter location accuracy
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Frequently Asked Questions
What technologies does HID Global use for healthcare asset tracking?
HID is technology-agnostic, offering passive RFID across LF, HF, and UHF for asset and inventory tagging, plus active BLE-based RTLS (HID Bluvision, BEEKs beacons, HID Location Services) with about 2-meter accuracy. It also supports 433 MHz active tags and UWB for higher-precision needs.
Is HID Global owned by ASSA ABLOY?
Yes. HID Global is an independent subsidiary of ASSA ABLOY, which acquired it in 2000. HID was founded in 1991 (originally as Hughes Identification Devices) and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
What hospital assets can HID Global track?
HID's healthcare RFID and RTLS solutions track medical equipment such as IV pumps, heart monitors, ventilators, and defibrillators, plus beds and wheelchairs, surgical tools, pharmaceuticals, and staff (including duress badges). Its BLE-based RTLS provides roughly 2-meter location accuracy.
How did HID Global build its healthcare RTLS capability?
Through acquisitions: Bluvision (2016, BLE RTLS), Vizzia Technologies (Atlanta IoT/RTLS for hospital asset management and staff duress), and GuardRFID (now HID Healthcare RTLS), which combines RFID and BLE with Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity.
Sources
- HID RFID for Healthcare and Medical Asset Management
- HID RFID Asset Tracking and Inventory Management (~2m BLE RTLS)
- RFID Journal: HID healthcare RTLS road map and acquisitions
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