--- title: "Sharp Healthcare: On the Cutting Edge of Technology" description: The Pharmacy Technology Report March 2016 Supplement to Pharmacy Technology News profiles Sharp Healthcare on RFID technology. image: https://2436055.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Meps_Real_Time_Nov2016/Image/Exterior_Buildings_Locations_730x408_Memorial_fit_870_800_0_0_0_90___396.jpg?t=1478782950863 --- [![Click to Schedule a Demo](https://2436055.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IG%20Images/schedule-demo.jpg?width=160&height=25&name=schedule-demo.jpg "schedule-demo.jpg")](https://ig.solutions/contact-us/request-a-demo/)   Call 760-448-9500 [![intelliguard-logo.png](https://2436055.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IG%20Images/intelliguard-logo.png?width=322&height=66&name=intelliguard-logo.png "intelliguard-logo.png")](https://www.ig.solutions/) # Intelliguard® Resources # Sharp Healthcare: On the Cutting Edge of Technology Posted on Apr 3, 2016 by Valerie Fritz ![Sharp Healthcare: On the Cutting Edge of Technology](https://2436055.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Meps_Real_Time_Nov2016/Image/Exterior_Buildings_Locations_730x408_Memorial_fit_870_800_0_0_0_90___396.jpg?t=1478782950863) The Pharmacy Technology Report March 2016 Supplement to Pharmacy Technology News includes a profile on Intelliguard RFID Solutions client **Sharp Healthcare** entitled ***On The Cutting Edge of Technology***.  In it, the pharmacy department discusses myriad technologies used to support safe, efficient pharmacy services.  ## Managing Safe, Efficient Pharmacy Services Requires Technology Mimi Nguyen, PharmD, is quoted about their use of RFID. The article states:  A new program standardizes the emergency kits through MEPS, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag system, which was piloted at Sharp Memorial Hospital and is now being expanded throughout the system.  RFID improves inventory and safety because it keeps track of every product in the kit, when it expires, when something is used and when it needs to be replaced, Dr. Nguyen noted.  *“For example, if there is a recall, we have to know where those drugs are.  Without RFID, you can’t know where that kit is and what sits in that kit without going through 100 crash carts, opening every kit and looking at the lot numbers to pull it out.”* Furthermore, she explains that, ***For us to manage (a $100 million drug) budget and manage that inventory, we have to have technology. *****-Mimi Nguyen, PharmD** You can [read the full article here](http://www.pharmacypracticenews.com/Pharmacy-Technology-Report/Article/03-16/On-the-Cutting-Edge-of-Technology/35435) (Note: registration required). >> Learn more about [how Sharp Healthcare reduced costs, improved efficiency and increased safety with RFID inventory management solutions](https://2436055.hs-sites.com/intelliguard-medication-management-solutions/sharp-memorial-hospital/).   [![Subscribe to the Intelliguard RFID Blog!](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2436055/40eb811f-2c12-4f2a-9431-e38bbf4f5870.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2436055/40eb811f-2c12-4f2a-9431-e38bbf4f5870) ### Categories - 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