Development and impact of radio-frequency identification-based workflow management in health promotion center: Using interrupted time-series analysis

IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 935-940

  Kim, Ju Young ^a   Lee, Hak Jong ^a   Byeon, Nam Soo ^c   Kim, Hyun Chul ^d   Ha, Kyoo Seop ^a,b   Chung, Chin Youb ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Health Information Exchange Research Project   (South Korea)

^c EzCaretech Company Ltd   (South Korea)

^d Optimum Solution Company Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computerized medical records system; hospital information systems; interrupted time series analysis; medical practice management; radio frequency identification

Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; COMPUTERIZED MEDICAL RECORDS; CONTROL GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEAN WAITING TIME; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT; REAL-TIME DATA; REAL-TIME TRACKING SYSTEMS; RFID SYSTEMS; RFID TECHNOLOGY; WORKFLOW MANAGEMENTS; WORKFLOW PROCESS;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH; HOSPITALS; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOLOGY; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; HEALTH PROMOTION; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

HEALTH PROMOTION; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 77954579105     PISSN: 10897771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TITB.2009.2026167     Document Type: Article

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