A novel method for inferring RFID tag reader recordings into clinical events

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 872-880

  Chang, Yung Ting ^a,b   Syed Abdul, Shabbir ^a   Tsai, Chung You ^a,c   Li, Yu Chuan ^d  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Active radio frequency identification; Intensive Care Unit; Nosocomial infections; Proximity sensing

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROCEDURE; CLINICAL SKILLS; CONTACT BEHAVIOR; CONTACT EVENT; CROSS-INFECTION; HOSPITAL SETTINGS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFERENTIAL MODELS; MEDICAL CENTER; NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION; PROXIMITY SENSING; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY; REAL-TIME OBSERVATION; REAL-TIME RECORDING; RECORDING SYSTEMS; REMOTE MONITORING; RF-ID TAGS; RFID TECHNOLOGY; SECOND PHASE;

ACCREDITATION; HEALTH; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; RECORDING; REMOTE SENSING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIMULATION; TAIWAN; VALIDATION PROCESS; CROSS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; SAFETY; STANDARD;

CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TAIWAN;

EID: 84859988168     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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