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RFID-Enabled Healthcare

RFID-Enabled Healthcare

Amir Manzoor
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 25
ISBN13: 9781522539261|ISBN10: 1522539263|EISBN13: 9781522539278
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3926-1.ch038
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Manzoor, Amir. "RFID-Enabled Healthcare." Health Care Delivery and Clinical Science: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 739-763. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3926-1.ch038

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Manzoor, A. (2018). RFID-Enabled Healthcare. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Health Care Delivery and Clinical Science: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 739-763). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3926-1.ch038

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Manzoor, Amir. "RFID-Enabled Healthcare." In Health Care Delivery and Clinical Science: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 739-763. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3926-1.ch038

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Abstract

RFID is a new technology that is quickly gaining ground in healthcare industry. RFID is being used in many areas of healthcare from asset tracking to patient care to access control. The objective of this article is to provide an extensive survey of existing literature to identify various applications of RFID in healthcare and ascertain how healthcare industry can gain long-term benefits of RFID technology. Findings indicate that RFID is being used in variety of healthcare applications. Findings indicate that effective use of RFID in healthcare requires various enablers, most important of which is the government support to use of RFID in healthcare. There also exist ethical/cultural issues related to RFID implementation that require close collaboration among RFID products manufactures and healthcare providers. This article also provides several recommendations for healthcare industry in order gain competitive advantage from the use of RFID technology.

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