Title :
RFID based smart hospital management system: A conceptual framework
Author :
Mahmood, Nasir ; Shah, Aamer ; Waqas, Ahmad ; Bhatti, Zeeshan ; Abubakar, Adamu ; Malik, H. Abid M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Int. Islamic Univ. Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract :
The integration of information and communication technology (ICT) in the healthcare sector has been one of the important areas of research since last two decades. The application of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology is widely used in healthcare sector to provide better, reliable and secure services. RFID systems are integrated into hospital information systems and provide full automation and streamline the important modules of patient identification, staff allocation, doctors, medicines and treatments. In this paper, we propose RFID based conceptual framework for smart hospital management system which provides a safe and secure patient data management system. We also highlight the importance of RFID in healthcare domain with the help of an example case study with a working prototype application.
Keywords :
health care; hospitals; medical information systems; personnel; radiofrequency identification; RFID based conceptual framework; RFID systems; RFID technology; doctors; healthcare sector; hospital information systems; information and communication technology; medicines; patient identification; patient treatments; radio frequency identification; secure patient data management system; smart hospital management system; staff allocation; working prototype application; Decision support systems; Erbium; Hafnium; Information and communication technology; hospital information systems; patient data management; radio frequency identification (RFID);
Conference_Titel :
Information and Communication Technology for The Muslim World (ICT4M), 2014 The 5th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kuching
DOI :
10.1109/ICT4M.2014.7020594
