Creation of a RFID based real time tracking (R-RTT) system for small healthcare clinics

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 3851-3860

  Chen, Joseph C ^a   Collins, Thomas J ^b  

^a BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CATERPILLAR INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Lean manufacturing; Real time tracking; RFID; Value stream map; Visual basic for application

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STAFF; RADIOFREQUENCY; REAL TIME TRACKING SYSTEM; SIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84867873778     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-012-9858-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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