TY - GEN
T1 - The use of RFID in healthcare
T2 - 2010 IEEE International Conference on RFID-Technology and Applications, RFID-TA 2010
AU - Yao, Wen
AU - Chu, Chao Hsien
AU - Li, Zang
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology not only offers tracking capability to locate equipment and people in real time, but also provides efficient and accurate access to medical data for doctors and other health professionals. However, the reality of RFID adoption is far behind earlier expectation. This study reviews the literature on RFID applications in healthcare based on a formal research framework. We aim to identify current opportunities, potential benefits and adoption barriers. Our study shows that most care providers indicated that RFID to be functional and useful in asset tracking and patient identification. Major barriers to RFID adoption in healthcare include prohibitive costs, technological limitations, and privacy concerns. Although RFID offers healthcare practitioners advantages to enhance clinical practice, better designed RFID systems are needed to increase acceptance and proper use of RFID in healthcare.
AB - Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology not only offers tracking capability to locate equipment and people in real time, but also provides efficient and accurate access to medical data for doctors and other health professionals. However, the reality of RFID adoption is far behind earlier expectation. This study reviews the literature on RFID applications in healthcare based on a formal research framework. We aim to identify current opportunities, potential benefits and adoption barriers. Our study shows that most care providers indicated that RFID to be functional and useful in asset tracking and patient identification. Major barriers to RFID adoption in healthcare include prohibitive costs, technological limitations, and privacy concerns. Although RFID offers healthcare practitioners advantages to enhance clinical practice, better designed RFID systems are needed to increase acceptance and proper use of RFID in healthcare.
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U2 - 10.1109/RFID-TA.2010.5529874
DO - 10.1109/RFID-TA.2010.5529874
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77956434769
SN - 9781424467006
T3 - Proceedings of 2010 IEEE International Conference on RFID-Technology and Applications, RFID-TA 2010
SP - 128
EP - 134
BT - Proceedings of 2010 IEEE International Conference on RFID-Technology and Applications, RFID-TA 2010
Y2 - 17 June 2010 through 19 June 2010
ER -