RFID Application in Hospitals: A Case Study on a Demonstration RFID Project in a Taiwan Hospital

Wang, Shang-Wei; Chen, Wun-Hwa; Ong, Chorng‐Shyong; Liu, Li; Chuang, Yun-Wen

doi:10.1109/hicss.2006.422

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“…Literatures show that RFID has been applied in various fields such as supply chain [1] , construction [2] and library [3] and health [4] , the use of RFID system can reduce operating cost and simplify data storage and retrieval. In the medical or health line, RFID is used to store patient records and preparation of medicine.…”

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Boarding School Students Monitoring Systems (E-ID) Using Radio Frequency Identification

Kadir¹,

Wahab²,

Kanafiah³

2009

J. of Social Sciences

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Problem statement: Monitoring Boarding school student movement using the old-fashioned study system is inefficient and brings difficulty to the hostel management to check attendance manually. By using RFID technology, student movement is quick and easy. Approach: The application of RFID Matrix Card system as a boarding school students monitoring system (E-ID) were purposed to improve school management system and to monitor interest group movement. The RFID tags enable school management to track the students movements in and out of the hostel. An individual without RFID card will trigger the alarm and this will inform school management about availability of students using an online monitoring system. Results: This system used main component of passive RFID system, database management system and wireless networking. When RFID tag pass through the RFID reader in read range zone, system recorded data from the RFID tag to the database system. Data sent online to the management for the supervision of students. This ease management to monitor availability of boarding school students and access the students personal records. Conclusion: This research study offer important implication for monitoring the boarding school students. Although this project cannot control the punctuation of student but it can ease the workload of school management and save time

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Boarding School Students Monitoring Systems (E-ID) Using Radio Frequency Identification

Kadir¹,

Wahab²,

Kanafiah³

2009

J. of Social Sciences

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“…Order was generated using the new information system linked to the RFID technology. [11][12][13][14][15][16] In Model 3 (automated delivery) or AGV Model, inventory checking, picking and replenishment at service points were manual, order was generated by manually keying in the existing hospital information system while transportation was automated using AGVs. Detailed comparison of the 3 models in terms of process is depicted in Table 3.…”

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Technology in healthcare: A case study of healthcare supply chain management models in a general hospital in Singapore

Mittal

Maw

Soong

2017

JHA

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Objective: To simulate and compare a manual hospital supply chain management model versus a process that is technologically integrated (either by Radio Frequency Identification [RFID] technology or automated guided vehicles [AGVs]), in a general hospital in Singapore. Methods: Design: Deterministic modelling of hospital supply chain management for manual and technologically integrated processes as part of the institutional quality improvement exercise. Setting: Study was conceptualised during re-location of a 355-bed general hospital to newer premises within Singapore with an increased capacity of 700 beds. Study duration was 1.5 years and data collection was performed from Sep 2014 to Sep 2015. Results: Automating the inventory check and use of automated guided vehicles for medical supplies can improve business and operational performance by saving time on no-value added activities that can be transferred to patient care. RFID intervention requires least number of man-hours per day reducing the total manpower requirements by about one third as compared to the manual process while improving productivity by about 40%, it also provides cost savings of about 25% over a period of 10 years. Sensitivity analysis shows that extent of these cost savings are dependent on overall staff utilisation. Although use of AGV alone is expensive in our model, combining AGVs with RFID technology provides the least manpower dependence among the different interventions studied, it also gives a positive return on investment as compared to manual process beyond 3 years of operations. Conclusions: Optimising supply chains within healthcare helps minimise manpower dependency and costs. However, prior to adopting a specific intervention, the unique characteristics of each healthcare setting should be considered. There is need for similar research into healthcare supply chains to identify key determinants to cost savings and improving productivity, both locally and regionally.

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“…in patient monitoring, positioning, and identification in hospitals [6]. For example, a wireless sensor network (WSN)-ward [8], body-worn tags for the continuous tracking of human movements in a conventional room [9], and a system to detect life-threatening changes of daily activeties of older people [10] have been presented.…”

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Perspectives for Wearable Electronics in Healthcare and Childcare

Virkki¹,

Raumonen²

2013

ETSN

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he people feel posive about clothes used for wireless identification purposes in healthcare and childcare, but when more information tive. Several important points to consider before implementation of WE for healthcare and childcare environments were brought up. ABSTRACTThis paper starts with a literature survey that introduces the possibilities of wearable electronics (WE) in different health-care and childcare applications. Next, 24 personal interviews and an Internet forum survey were conducted in Finland about the use of WE in the applications mentioned above. According to the results, most of t ti about the person is added that can be wirelessly read, the feelings become more nega

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RFID Application in Hospitals: A Case Study on a Demonstration RFID Project in a Taiwan Hospital

Cited by 107 publications

References 18 publications

Boarding School Students Monitoring Systems (E-ID) Using Radio Frequency Identification

Boarding School Students Monitoring Systems (E-ID) Using Radio Frequency Identification

Technology in healthcare: A case study of healthcare supply chain management models in a general hospital in Singapore

Perspectives for Wearable Electronics in Healthcare and Childcare

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