RFID-initiated workflow control to facilitate patient safety and utilization efficiency in operation theater

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 435-442

  Liu, Charles C H ^a,b   Chang, Chia Huang ^c   Su, Mu Chun ^d   Chu, Hsueh Ting ^a   Hung, Sheng Hui ^a   Wong, Jau Min ^b   Wang, Pa Chun ^a,c,e  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Cathay Medical Research Institute   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Active RFID; Efficiency; Patient safety; Web based database; Workflow control

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE RFID; COMPUTER SCREENS; EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS; IDENTITY VERIFICATION; INFORMATION SHARING; MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY; MONITORING SYSTEM; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL; MULTIPLE DATA; PATIENT LOCALIZATION; PATIENT SAFETY; RADIO FREQUENCIES; SURGICAL PATIENTS; SURGICAL WORKFLOW; ULTRA-MOBILE PERSONAL COMPUTER; UTILIZATION EFFICIENCY; WEB-BASED DATABASE; WORKFLOW CONTROL; WORKFLOW MONITORING;

BAR CODES; CRYPTOGRAPHY; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL COMPUTING; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; SURGERY; USER INTERFACES;

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; SURGEON; WORKFLOW;

HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIO WAVES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 80655144982     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: 18727565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2010.08.017     Document Type: Article

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