PDC Corporate Profile

Positive Patient Identification Solutions

Bar Code Wristbands

Smart Band® RFID Solutions

GARY HUTCHINSON, PRESIDENT, CEO

•25 years of Healthcare Experience

•1981 founded Zymed

•2000 Zymed sold to Agilent

•2001 Joined Board of Directors PDC

•2002 President and CEO PDC

PDC Profile• Founded in 1956; Privately held. Corporate

headquarters in San Fernando, CA

• Global leader and pioneer in automatic identification wristbands.

• 70% market share in domestic Healthcare identification wristbands.

• Introduced first patient bar code ID wristband in 1984.

• Launched radio frequency ID (RFID) wristbands in 2000.

• International distributors spanning 100 countries.

• Products engineered to highest quality ISO 9001 standards.

DR. WALTER MOSHER, PHD, CHAIRMAN, CTO

•Founder of PDC 1956

•President until 2002

Expertise includes:

•Transportation Safety

•Identification

•Patient Safety

•Holder of numerous patents in these fields.

1950 First Patient ID Band with Secure Closure

First Patient ID Band with a Permanent Snap

1958

Mother/Infant Bands(Speedi-Print)

•Correlated number system positively identifies baby with mother and other family members

•Snap closure for added security

•Smooth soft vinyl is comfortable and safe for sensitive skin

On Demand Direct Thermal Printing

1983

Labels (Laser or Thermal) for Pre-Snapped Wrist Bands

RFID Wrist Bands: the Next Step

RAMONA DOUGLAS

WESTERN REGIONAL MANAGER HEALTHCARE

Outside Influences for ImplementingAuto ID Solutions in Healthcare

JCAHO: National Patient Safety Goals 1. Improve accuracy of patient identification. 2. Eliminate wrong-site, wrong-patient, wrong

procedure surgery. 3. Improve safety of infusion pumps.

FDA Requirement: Dosage level marking of medications to manage “5-Rights” (Right Patient, Right Dose, Right Medication, Right Time, Right Delivery Method).

HIPPAA: Provide Privacy Protection for Patients

IOM Study: 98,000 deaths due to medical errors. 1

1. 1999 Institute of Medicine Report “To Err is Human”

AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION

•Provide Positive Patient Identification

•Reduce Medical Errors

•Insure Safe Medication Administration

•Accurate Point of Care Testing

•Correct Specimen/Phlebotomy Tracking

•Improved Billing

PDC Bar Code Wrist Bands

IRWIN THALL

MANAGER RFID HEALTHCARE

I. What is Smart Band Radio Frequency Identification?

II. Why is RFID the next technological step after bar coding?

What is RFID?

• RFID is Radio Frequency Identification• A technology in the Automatic Identification

family:– Barcodes– Biometrics– Voice Recognition– Magnetic– Touch – RFID

RFID is not new

• Historical applications include:– Tractor Trailer Tracking– Railcar Tracking– Yard Management– Parking Lot Access– Toll Collection– Access Control– Smart Cards– Animal Identification– Fuel dispensing loyalty programs

What is Smart Band?

• Inlet is sealed in an economical, non-transferable wristband.

• Unlike barcode, RFID provides an “over-the-air” interface. Line-of- Sight communication is not necessary (Read/Write through and around bedding, clothing, and the human body).

• Read/Write capability allows for data transfer to and from host systems and data storage (i.e. Bloodtype, Allergic Reaction Warning, Instructions/DNR, Surgery Site).

Smart Band

Attributes

• 13.56 Mhz passive (no battery) technology.

• 2000k bits of data storage = 256 characters.

• Available in rolls for print and program on demand issuing.

• Factory imbedded unique serial number.

• Lockable data fields.

Zebra R402Printer/Programmer

Auto ID Advantages for Healthcare

• Prevent data entry and collection errors.

• Improve system efficiency.

• Reduce forms processing time.

• Improve tracking of labor and supplies.

• Improve communications between doctors, nurses and patients.

• Cross language barriers.