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In a health care context, the use of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology can be employed for not only bringing down health care costs but also facilitating the automating and streamlining of healthcare management process (e.g., patient identification) automation in hospitals. The technology also has the potential to drastically reduce the occurrence of medical errors, decrease the time needed to locate precious resources, improve asset management and enhance patient safety. Despite the potential benefits, there are some significant challenges and obstacles with the deployment of a RFID-based system in the healthcare. The paper outlines the major RFID issues faced by healthcare providers. It addresses a case study on Hospital Information System (HIS) applications and examines the issues of RFID implementation in the current healthcare system.
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Chowdhury, B., D’Souza, C. (2009). Challenges and Opportunities Relating to RFID Implementation in the Healthcare System. In: Yang, J., Ginige, A., Mayr, H.C., Kutsche, RD. (eds) Information Systems: Modeling, Development, and Integration. UNISCON 2009. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 20. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01112-2_43
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