RFID applications in hospitals: A case study on a demonstration RFID project in a Taiwan hospital

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Wang, Shang Wei ^a   Chen, Wun Hwa ^a   Ong, Chorng Shyong ^a   Liu, Li ^b   Chuang, Yun Wen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST REDUCTION; LOCATION BASED MEDICARE SERVICE PROJECT; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

COST ACCOUNTING; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; MARKETING; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 33749658430     PISSN: 15301605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HICSS.2006.422     Document Type: Conference Paper

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