RFID in Hospitals and Factors Restricting Adoption

Successful Implementation ◽

New Information ◽

Wide Range ◽

Hospitals are traditionally slow to adopt new information systems (IS). However, health care funders and regulators are demanding greater use of IS as part of the solution to chronic problems with patient safety and access to medical records. One technology offering benefits in these areas is Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). Pilot systems have demonstrated the feasibility of a wide range of hospital applications, but few have been fully implemented. This chapter investigates the factors that have restricted the adoption of RFID technology in hospitals. It draws on related work on the adoption of IS generally, published case studies of RFID pilots, and interviews with clinicians, IS staff and RFID vendors operating in New Zealand (NZ) hospitals. The chapter concludes with an analysis of the key differences between RFID and other IS, and which RFID applications have the greatest chance of successful implementation in hospitals.

RFID Technology Integration for Business Performance Improvement - Advances in E-Business Research ◽

RFID Technology in Business and Valuation Methods

10.4018/978-1-4666-6308-4.ch013 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 260-278

Author(s):

In Lee

Keyword(s):

Evaluation Model ◽

Rfid Technology ◽

Valuation Methods ◽

Wide Range ◽

Potential Benefits ◽

Retail Organizations ◽

Benefits And Costs ◽

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) became one of the major disruptive innovations that have attracted the attention of researchers and practitioners around the world. Recognizing the business value of RFID, firms are rapidly adopting RFID technology in a wide range of industries including hospitals, logistics, manufacturing, and retailing. Since the adoption of RFID largely depends on the perceived potential benefits and the investment costs, firms need to carefully assess every intangible and tangible benefits and costs to make sure the adoption is financially, operationally, and strategically justifiable. This chapter provides a literature review on RFID applications in business and valuation methods for RFID and presents an analytical evaluation model for RFID investment for manufacturing and retail organizations. Finally, this chapter concludes with the implications of the chapter for academics and practitioners.

An Efficient Approach to Processing Massive RFID Data in Supply Chain

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.773-774.823 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 773-774 ◽

pp. 823-827

Author(s):

Hairulnizam Mahdin ◽

Mohd Farhan Md Fudzee ◽

Azizul Azhar Ramli ◽

Mohamad Aizi Salamat ◽

Shahreen Kasim

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Data Storage ◽

Uncertain Data ◽

Massive Data ◽

Chain Management ◽

Simplified Approach ◽

Wide Range ◽

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is widely used to track and trace objects in supply chain management. However, massive uncertain data produced by RFID readers are not suitable for directly use in RFID applications. This is due to repetitive readings which are unnecessary because it contains only the same information. Thus, an approach to remove repetitive readings in supply chain is paramount to minimize massive data storage that could affect query performances. We propose a simplified approach, which is suitable for a wide range of application scenarios. Experimental evaluations show that our approach is effective and efficient in terms of the removing duplicate readings and compressing the massive data significantly.

RFID Implementation in Australian Hospitals

International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems ◽

10.4018/ijeis.2014040103 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 40-61 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Chandana Unnithan

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

Best Practices ◽

Radio Frequency ◽

Empirical Research ◽

Mobile Technology ◽

Health Informatics ◽

Successful Implementation ◽

Information Systems Professionals ◽

Frequency Identification

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a mobile technology that was explored in hospitals in the last decade for improving process efficiencies. However, in the Australian context, this technology is still regarded as an innovation that health ICT practitioners and hospitals are reluctant to trial. This technology, although non-intrusive, is perceived as disruptive by hospitals. Information Systems professionals in the ICT sector and Health Informatics practitioners in Australia are exploring best practices for implementation. In this research paper, I report on findings from empirical research that was conducted in Australia, based in two large hospitals1, to better understand the factors involved in the successful implementation of RFID in Australian hospitals. Findings from this study are presented and endorsed by health ICT practitioners and informatics professionals as current implications for the field.

Query Processing of RFID Data with Object Trajectory in Manufacture and Logistics

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.16-19.1043 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 16-19 ◽

pp. 1043-1047

Author(s):

Sun Wei ◽

Li Hua Dong ◽

Yao Hua Dong

Keyword(s):

Pervasive Computing ◽

Object Identification ◽

Data Set ◽

Wide Range ◽

Storage Scheme ◽

Rfid Data ◽

Application Data ◽

Path Queries

In the domain of manufacture and logistics, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) holds the promise of real-time identifying, locating, tracking and monitoring physical objects without line of sight due to an enhanced efficiency, accuracy, and preciseness of object identification, and can be used for a wide range of pervasive computing applications. To achieve these goals, RFID data has to be collected, filtered, and transformed into semantic application data. However, the amount of RFID data is huge. Therefore, it requires much time to extract valuable information from RFID data for object tracing. This paper specifically explores options for modeling and utilizing RFID data set by XML-encoding for tracking queries and path oriented queries. We then propose a method which translates the queries to SQL queries. Based on the XML-encoding scheme, we devise a storage scheme to process tracking queries and path oriented queries efficiently. Finally, we realize the method by programming in a software system for manufacture and logistics laboratory. The system shows that our approach can process the tracing or path queries efficiently.

A Survey of NFC Sensors Based on Energy Harvesting for IoT Applications

Sensors ◽

10.3390/s18113746 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (11) ◽

pp. 3746 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

Antonio Lazaro ◽

Ramon Villarino ◽

David Girbau

Keyword(s):

Energy Harvesting ◽

Integrated Circuits ◽

Low Cost ◽

Near Field ◽

Wearable Sensors ◽

Cold Chain ◽

Iot Applications ◽

Wide Range ◽

Frequency Identification

In this article, an overview of recent advances in the field of battery-less near-field communication (NFC) sensors is provided, along with a brief comparison of other short-range radio-frequency identification (RFID) technologies. After reviewing power transfer using NFC, recommendations are made for the practical design of NFC-based tags and NFC readers. A list of commercial NFC integrated circuits with energy-harvesting capabilities is also provided. Finally, a survey of the state of the art in NFC-based sensors is presented, which demonstrates that a wide range of sensors (both chemical and physical) can be used with this technology. Particular interest arose in wearable sensors and cold-chain traceability applications. The availability of low-cost devices and the incorporation of NFC readers into most current mobile phones make NFC technology key to the development of green Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

Surveillance, anticipation and firefighting: Perspectives of patient safety from a New Zealand case study

10.26686/wgtn.12470129.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

J Wailling ◽

Brian Robinson ◽

M Coombs

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Patient Safety ◽

New Zealand ◽

Health Care Professionals ◽

Nuclear Power ◽

High Reliability ◽

Health Care Systems ◽

Tertiary Hospital ◽

Structured Interviews

© 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aim: This study explored how doctors, nurses and managers working in a New Zealand tertiary hospital understand patient safety. Background: Despite health care systems implementing proven safety strategies from high reliability organisations, such as aviation and nuclear power, these have not been uniformly adopted by health care professionals with concerns raised about clinician engagement. Design: Instrumental, embedded case study design using qualitative methods. Methods: The study used purposeful sampling, and data was collected using focus groups and semi-structured interviews with doctors (n = 31); registered nurses (n = 19); and senior organisational managers (n = 3) in a New Zealand tertiary hospital. Results: Safety was described as a core organisational value. Clinicians appreciated proactive safety approaches characterized by anticipation and vigilance, where they expertly recognized and adapted to safety risks. Managers trusted evidence-based safety rules and approaches that recorded, categorized and measured safety. Conclusion and Implications for Nursing Management: It is important that nurse managers hold a more refined understanding about safety. Organisations are more likely to support safe patient care if cultural complexity is accounted for. Recognizing how different occupational groups perceive and respond to safety, rather than attempting to reinforce a uniform set of safety actions and responsibilities, is likely to bring together a shared understanding of safety, build trust and nurture safety culture.

Compact Tri-band Bandpass Filter Based on Asymmetric Step Impedance Resonators for WiMAX and RFID Systems

Journal of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science ◽

10.26866/jees.2021.4.r.39 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

pp. 316-321

Author(s):

Abdul Basit ◽

Muhammad Irfan Khattak ◽

Ayman Althuwayb ◽

Jamel Nebhen

Keyword(s):

Bandpass Filter ◽

Coupled Resonators ◽

Simple Method ◽

Rfid Systems ◽

Fundamental Frequencies ◽

Half Wavelength ◽

One Step ◽

In this article, a simple method is developed to design a highly miniaturized tri-band bandpass filter (BPF) utilizing two asymmetric coupled resonators with one step discontinuity and one uniform impedance resonator (UIR) for worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) and radio frequency identification (RFID) applications. The first and second passbands located at 3.7 GHz and 6.6 GHz are achieved through two asymmetric coupled step impedance resonators (SIRs), while the third passband, centered at 9 GHz, is achieved using a half-wavelength UIR, respectively. The fundamental frequencies of this BPF are implemented by tuning the physical length ratio (α) and impedance ratio (R) of the asymmetric SIRs. The proposed filter is designed and fabricated with a circuit dimension of 13.69 mm × 25 mm (0.02 λg × 0.03 λg), where λg represents the guided wavelength at the first passband. The experimental and measured results are provided with good matching.

Intelligent Agent Framework for Secure Patient-Doctor Profiling and Profile Matching

Developments in Healthcare Information Systems and Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-61692-002-9.ch014 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 195-213

Author(s):

Masoud Mohammadian ◽

Ric Jentzsch

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Radio Frequency ◽

Data Acquisition ◽

Intelligent Agent ◽

Patient Data ◽

Security And Privacy ◽

Profile Matching ◽

Care Systems ◽

Frequency Identification

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a promising technology for improving services and reduction of cost in health care. Accurate almost real time data acquisition and analysis of patient data and the ability to update such a data is a way to improve patients care and reduce cost in health care systems. This article employs wireless radio frequency identification technology to acquire patient data and integrates wireless technology for fast data acquisition and transmission, while maintaining the security and privacy issues. An intelligent agent framework is proposed to assist in managing patients health care data in a hospital environment. A data classification method based on fuzzy logic is proposed and developed to improve the data security and privacy of data collected and propagated.

Dual-Band Monopole Antenna for RFID Applications

Future Internet ◽

10.3390/fi11020031 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 31 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Naser Ojaroudi Parchin ◽

Haleh Jahanbakhsh Basherlou ◽

Raed Abd-Alhameed ◽

James Noras

Keyword(s):

Monopole Antenna ◽

Dual Band ◽

Rfid Technology ◽

Antenna Structure ◽

The Past ◽

Rfid Applications ◽

Significant Attention ◽

Good Agreement

Over the past decade, radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology has attracted significant attention and become very popular in different applications, such as identification, management, and monitoring. In this study, a dual-band microstrip-fed monopole antenna has been introduced for RFID applications. The antenna is designed to work at the frequency ranges of 2.2–2.6 GHz and 5.3–6.8 GHz, covering 2.4/5.8 GHz RFID operation bands. The antenna structure is like a modified F-shaped radiator. It is printed on an FR-4 dielectric with an overall size of 38 × 45 × 1.6 mm3. Fundamental characteristics of the antenna in terms of return loss, Smith Chart, phase, radiation pattern, and antenna gain are investigated and good results are obtained. Simulations have been carried out using computer simulation technology (CST) software. A prototype of the antenna was fabricated and its characteristics were measured. The measured results show good agreement with simulations. The structure of the antenna is planar, simple to design and fabricate, easy to integrate with RF circuit, and suitable for use in RFID systems.