Radio frequency identification (RFID) in pervasive healthcare

Fekri, Amir Hesam; Thuemmler, Christoph; Buchanan, William; Fekri, Hesam; Lawson, Alistair

Abstract

Active and passive RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology are available and licensed for the use in hospitals, and can be used to establish highly reliable pervasive environments within healthcare facilities. They should not be understood as competing technologies and complement each other when intelligently integrated in compact frameworks. This paper describes the state-of-the-art of RFID technology and the current use in the healthcare industry, and points out recent developments and future options.

Citation

Fekri, A. H., Thuemmler, C., Buchanan, W., Fekri, H., & Lawson, A. (2009). Radio frequency identification (RFID) in pervasive healthcare. International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management, 10(1/2), 119. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijhtm.2009.023731

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2009
• Deposit Date: Jan 28, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 28, 2011
• Print ISSN: 1368-2156
• Electronic ISSN: 1741-5144
• Publisher: Inderscience
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 1/2
• Pages: 119
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/ijhtm.2009.023731
• Keywords: Health Informatics; Leadership and Management
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3917
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJHTM.2009.023731