TY - GEN
T1 - RFID-based information system for preventing medical errors
AU - Youn, Jong Hoon
AU - Ali, Hesham
AU - Sharif, Hamid
AU - Chhetri, Biplav
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - A report by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences estimates that as many as 98,000 people die in U.S. hospitals each year because of medical errors. In this project, we propose an innovative IT-based approach to prevent errors in various medical processes by utilizing advances in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and wireless communications. The goal of the study is to perform an in-depth study of existing RFID technologies for patient care in medical facilities. In the paper, a new system architecture that integrates various wireless technologies such as RFID and Wi-Fi was proposed. In the pilot study, we primarily focused on the limitations and shortcomings of passive RFID technologies in medical settings. Our experimental results show the reliability challenge in the current passive EPC Gen 2 RFID systems for use in a dynamic medical environment.
AB - A report by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences estimates that as many as 98,000 people die in U.S. hospitals each year because of medical errors. In this project, we propose an innovative IT-based approach to prevent errors in various medical processes by utilizing advances in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and wireless communications. The goal of the study is to perform an in-depth study of existing RFID technologies for patient care in medical facilities. In the paper, a new system architecture that integrates various wireless technologies such as RFID and Wi-Fi was proposed. In the pilot study, we primarily focused on the limitations and shortcomings of passive RFID technologies in medical settings. Our experimental results show the reliability challenge in the current passive EPC Gen 2 RFID systems for use in a dynamic medical environment.
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U2 - 10.4108/ICST.MOBIQUITOUS2009.6895
DO - 10.4108/ICST.MOBIQUITOUS2009.6895
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:72749102744
SN - 9789639799592
T3 - 2009 6th Annual International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Networking and Services, MobiQuitous 2009
BT - 2009 6th Annual International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems
T2 - 2009 6th Annual International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Networking and Services, MobiQuitous 2009
Y2 - 13 July 2009 through 16 July 2009
ER -