Real-time location and inpatient care systems based on passive RFID

Journal of Network and Computer Applications

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 980-989

  Najera, Pablo ^a   Lopez, Javier ^a   Roman, Rodrigo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

EPC Gen1 2 performance; Hospital information system; Inpatient management; Medical asset management; Real time location system

Indexed keywords

2 PERFORMANCE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; INPATIENT MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT; REAL-TIME LOCATION SYSTEM;

ASSET MANAGEMENT; CRYPTOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); REAL TIME SYSTEMS; RELIABILITY;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79952440568     PISSN: 10848045     EISSN: 10958592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnca.2010.04.011     Document Type: Article

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