Smart Card Reader for the FlipPad

设计了一种适合FlipPad的射频识别智能卡读卡器(RFID读卡器)。阅读器将由外部电池供电，通过USB/充电接口与iPad进行通信。FlipPad是一款坚固的iPad外壳，由FDA批准的医用级塑料制成，适合在医疗保健感染控制环境中使用。它可以喷洒刺激性的感染控制喷雾，并使用抗菌玻璃屏。RFID阅读器将首次允许临床医生从iPad直接集成访问电子患者记录(EPR)系统。这主要是一个硬件项目，以解决现有的问题。医疗保健首席信息官(CIO)需要通过在Apple iPad平板上开放RFID访问来利用他们在智能卡方面的现有投资。在英国，已经发行了80万张NHS智能卡，他们正在转换为RFID。美国和欧洲的医院也在遵循类似的道路。我们的项目是在FlipPad的后盖内安装一个RFID卡读卡器，并使其可编程。这将使其对使用不同智能卡标准的医疗保健网站具有吸引力，例如在法国和美国。RFID读取器软件将通过Trust Appstore更新，这是一个企业级平台，将为每家医院定制。Trust Appstore还将管理每台授权在医院内使用的iPad上的医疗应用程序。RFID读取器上的可编程软件将在我们的试点Bartshealth NHS Trust进行测试。

Design of a Radio-Frequency Identification Smart Card Reader (RFID Reader) to fit into theFlipPad. The reader will be powered by an external battery that will communicate with theiPad via the USB/Charging connector.The FlipPad is a rugged iPad case made from medical grade, FDA approved, plastic suitablefor use in a healthcare infection control environment. It can be sprayed with harsh infectioncontrol sprays and uses an antimicrobial glass screen. The RFID reader will, for the first time,allow clinicians to have integrated access from an iPad direct to Electronic Patient Records(EPR) systems.Predominantly this is a hardware project to solve an existing problem. Healthcare ChiefInformation Officers (CIO) need to leverage of their existing investment in smart cards byopening up RFID access on Apple iPad tablets.In the UK 800,000 NHS Smart Cards have been issued and they are converting to RFID.Hospitals in the USA and Europe are following a similar path. Our project is to fit a RFIDcard reader inside the back case of the FlipPad and make it programmable. This will make itattractive to healthcare sites using different smart card standards, such as in France and theUSA.The RFID reader software will be updated via the Trust Appstore, an enterprise level platformthat will be customised for each hospital. The Trust Appstore will also manage medical Appson each iPad authorised for use within the hospital. The programmable software on the RFIDreader will be tested at our Pilot Site, Bartshealth NHS Trust.