Internet of Things and radio frequency identification in care taking, facts and privacy challenges

Author

Frederix, Ines

Author_Institution

Med. Doctor Bachelor Studies, Univ. of Hasselt, Diepenbeek, Belgium

fYear

2009

fDate

17-20 May 2009

Firstpage

319

Lastpage

323

Abstract

Internet of things technologies such as radio frequency identification are about to be able to help aging and sick people and even compensate for some disabilities. The use of these technologies in health care represents a promising development in information technology, but also raises important ethical, legal and social issues. This paper explores the use of these technologies in health care environments and formulates recommendations for further research that can ensure that the patients´ privacy and dignity is preserved.

Keywords

Internet; biomedical communication; data privacy; handicapped aids; health care; patient care; radiofrequency identification; socio-economic effects; Internet; RFID; disabled people; ethical issue; health care environment; help aging; legal issue; patient privacy; radio frequency identification; sick people; social issue; Active RFID tags; Aging; Communication system security; Internet; Medical services; Memory; Patient monitoring; Privacy; Protection; Radiofrequency identification; Artificial intelligence; Communication system security; Identification of persons; Internet; Knowledge representation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Communication, Vehicular Technology, Information Theory and Aerospace & Electronic Systems Technology, 2009. Wireless VITAE 2009. 1st International Conference on

Conference_Location

Aalborg

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4066-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4067-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WIRELESSVITAE.2009.5172467

Filename

5172467