title: Towards a smart object network for clinical services.
abstract: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has become prevalent in logistics to support and optimize processes and numerous projects investigate its opportunities and challenges in the clinical context. However, most approaches are focused on one specific application using only a few possibilities of the technology. We describe the development of a smart object network to serve as a generic platform for various clinical services. Based on two disparate scenarios - tracking medical devices and transfusion safety - the architecture, implementation issues and prospects of such a platform are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Chair for Medical Informatics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sedlmayr
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Ulli
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Muench
authors.forename: Fritz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meier
authors.forename: Hans-Ulrich
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Prokosch
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ganslandt
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D007445:Inventories, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010355:Patient Identification Systems; D057233:Radio Frequency Identification Device; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration; D012984:Software