title: Deployment of RFID in healthcare facilities-experimental design in MRI department.
abstract: Patient safety has become an important issue due to medical errors. Some health care systems use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to identify patients during medical procedures. However, the RFID data readability especially depends upon the environment, an investigation of data reliability and signal loss is essential to making an effective deployment plan. The operation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is the major source of electromagnetic interference in the hospital. Therefore, this research conducts an experimental design of reading performance considering various notable factors in the MRI department. In addition to the readability experiment, this paper also measures the efficiency and reliability of implementing RFID technology in the MRI department using a simulation approach and helps hospitals by providing the measured outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Industrial Engineering and Enterprise Information, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan. cuc174@gmail.com
authors.forename: Chen-Yang
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Jyh-Wen
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Chai
mesh_terms: D006268:Health Facilities; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010355:Patient Identification Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D061214:Patient Safety; D057233:Radio Frequency Identification Device / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital
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