An automatic medication self-management and monitoring system for independently living patients

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 505-514

  McCall, Corey ^a   Maynes, Branden ^a   Zou, Cliff C ^a   Zhang, Ning J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

In home healthcare device; Medication Adherence; Radio frequency identification (RFID)

Indexed keywords

IN-HOME HEALTHCARE DEVICE; INSURANCE COMPANIES; INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MONITORING SYSTEM; SELF MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL WORKERS;

HEALTH CARE; INSURANCE; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

MEDICINE;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTAINER; DRUG DOSE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG USE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH INSURANCE; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; REMINDER SYSTEM; SELF CARE;

AUTOMATION; CAREGIVERS; DRUG OVERDOSE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE; ROTATION; SOFTWARE; TEXT MESSAGING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84876119285     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: 18734030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2012.06.018     Document Type: Article

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