Review: RFID-enabled applications to improve the delivery of healthcare services: A typology and supporting technologies

Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 433-442

  Ygal, Bendavid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Healthcare services; Living laboratory; Radio frequency identification (RFID); Real time location system (RTLS)

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION; HEALTH CARE APPLICATION; HEALTHCARE SERVICES; LIVING LABORATORIES; REAL-TIME LOCATION; REAL-TIME VISIBILITY; SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS;

AUTOMATION; HEALTH CARE; TARGET TRACKING;

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SECURITY; CONTROL SYSTEM; DANGEROUS GOODS; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; REAL TIME LOCATION SYSTEM; SCIENTIST; TOXIC WASTE; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84889597585     PISSN: 16090985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5405/jmbe.1279     Document Type: Article

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