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Innovative Applications and Core Value of Electronic Price Tags in Medical Scenarios

Publisher:Zkong Release time:Mar 31 , 2025 Source:Zkong

With the accelerated advancement of smart healthcare, electronic labels electronic labels, as a representative smart IoT terminal, are profoundly transforming traditional healthcare information management models. Currently, ESL electronic price tags series products have achieved diversified applications in the medical field, including innovative solutions such as drug electronic labels, digital bedside cards, electronic clinic door signs, and smart guidance displays.


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Core Pain Points of Digital Transformation in Healthcare

Traditional medical scenarios face numerous challenges:

✓ Information latency: Paper label updates take 3-5 days on average for drug price adjustments

✓ Labor-intensive: A top-tier hospital consumes over 120,000 paper labels annually with high maintenance costs

✓ Safety risks: Studies show 28% of medication errors are directly related to inaccurate label information

✓ Inventory losses: Medical institutions waste 1.2% of revenue annually due to expired drugs


Electronic Price Tags Solutions for Healthcare

a. Dynamic Information Management Platform

✓ Real-time two-way communication: Utilizes 4G/Wi-Fi/Bluetooth multi-mode networking for electronic labels to synchronize drug prices and inventory data in seconds

✓ Smart early-warning system: Automatically highlights near-expiry drugs (<30 days), triggering priority usage mechanisms

✓ Multi-terminal integration: Seamlessly connects with HIS systems for real-time data flow across outpatient pharmacies, wards, and central pharmacies



b. End-to-End Safety Control

✓ Digital drug ID: Displays 15 critical parameters including generic name, specifications, batch number, expiry date, and storage conditions

✓ Dual-verification system: Barcode scanning + electronic price tags display reduces medication errors by 72%

✓ Traceability management: Fully records drug circulation processes to meet GSP certification requirements



c. Smart Operational Optimization


Application Scenario

Traditional Challenges

Electronic Labels Benefits

Outpatient Pharmacy

3 hours daily manual label changes

65% labor cost reduction

Inpatient Wards

2.8-day delay in bedside card updates

100% accurate real-time patient data

Supply Chain

5.6% inventory count error rate

Dynamic visual management

Medical Equipment

Untimely maintenance updates

Full lifecycle tracking via scanning


Benchmark Case Study

Peking Union Medical College Hospital Results:
✓ 40x faster drug price adjustments (15 days → 0.8 hours)
✓ 58% reduction in near-expiry drug waste
✓ 32-point increase in patient satisfaction
✓ Saved 96,000 paper labels annually


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"After adopting ZKONG medical-grade electronic price tags, our medication safety check time dropped from 5 minutes to 9 seconds, allowing staff to focus on patient care."

— Prof. Zhang, Chief Pharmacist

Future Development Trends

✓ AI integration: Machine learning predicts drug demand for smarter replenishment
✓ 5G+IoT upgrade: Enables 4K medical image viewing on enhanced digital displays
✓ Green hospitals: One electronic label replaces 1,500 paper tags with significant carbon reduction


Download Healthcare Electronic Price Tags White Paper Now


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Note: ZKONG's electronic labels fully comply with medical standards, partnering with hospitals to build digital wards.





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