A framework for performance and data quality assessment of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) systems in health care settings

Journal of Biomedical Informatics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 372-383

  Van der Togt, Remko ^a   Bakker, Piet J M ^a   Jaspers, Monique W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Automatic data processing; Blood transfusion; Geographic information systems; Methods; Radio waves; RFID; Technology; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC HOSPITALS; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DATA ACCURACY; DATA COMPLETENESS; DATA QUALITY ASSESSMENT; DEVELOPMENT PLANS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; HOSPITAL SETTINGS; INTERFERENCE TESTS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; METHODS; NETHERLANDS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL OBJECTS; POTENTIAL RISKS; PRIOR EXPERIENCE; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; REFERENCE MODELS; RFID; RFID DEVELOPMENT; RFID PILOTS; RFID SYSTEMS; RFID TECHNOLOGY; TEST METHOD; TESTING PLAN;

BLOOD; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DATA HANDLING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISKS; HOSPITALS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RADIO SYSTEMS; RADIO WAVES; RATING; RETAIL STORES; TECHNOLOGY;

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

ACCURACY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 79952754962     PISSN: 15320464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2010.12.004     Document Type: Review

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