RFID in the healthcare supply chain: Usage and application

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-81

  Kumar, Sameer ^a   Swanson, Eric ^a   Tran, Thuy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services; Patient care; Pharmaceutical products; Radio systems; Supply chain management; Value chain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SAFETY;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; RADIO WAVES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 59349089521     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860910927961     Document Type: Article

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