Design and implementation of a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) system for healthcare applications

A. C. Polycarpou; G. Gregoriou; A. Dimitriou; A. Bletsas; I. N. Sahalos; L. Papaloizou; P. Polycarpou

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-13039-7_227

Design and implementation of a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) system for healthcare applications

A. C. Polycarpou, G. Gregoriou, A. Dimitriou, A. Bletsas, I. N. Sahalos, L. Papaloizou, P. Polycarpou

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Abstract

This paper presents the use of RFID technology in the healthcare sector. A highly sophisticated RFID system, which also incorporates advanced Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), was carefully designed in order to be implemented as a pilot project at the premises of the Bank of Cyprus Oncology Center (BOCOC) in Cyprus. The RFID system will be used for automatic and error-free patient identification through the use of RFID wristbands and/or tagequipped plastic cards, for Real Time Location Service (RTLS) in order to locate medical equipment (e.g., infusion pumps, walkers, wheelchairs, etc.) in the premises of the hospital, and inventory control for the pharmacy. The RFID technology that is used in this pilot project is based on the UHF-band EPC C1 Generation 2 data exchange protocol. A Graphical User Interface for a medical tablet PC was developed which interfaces the RFID hardware (e.g., stationary and handheld readers, RFID printers, etc.) with the everyday routine tasks of the hospital's medical personnel. The application platform developed by the research team is extremely easy-to-use by doctors and nurses, powerful, effective, and superior to traditional paper-bound processes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	XII Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing 2010, MEDICON 2010
Pages	897-900
Number of pages	4
Volume	29
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13039-7_227
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	12th Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, MEDICON 2010 - Chalkidiki, Greece Duration: 27 May 2010 → 30 May 2010

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Other	12th Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, MEDICON 2010
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Chalkidiki
Period	27/05/10 → 30/05/10

Keywords

asset localization
e-health
ICT applications
patient identification
RFID

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Polycarpou, A. C., Gregoriou, G., Dimitriou, A., Bletsas, A., Sahalos, I. N., Papaloizou, L., & Polycarpou, P. (2010). Design and implementation of a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) system for healthcare applications. In XII Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing 2010, MEDICON 2010 (Vol. 29, pp. 897-900) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13039-7_227

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Polycarpou, AC , Gregoriou, G, Dimitriou, A, Bletsas, A, Sahalos, IN, Papaloizou, L & Polycarpou, P 2010, Design and implementation of a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) system for healthcare applications. in XII Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing 2010, MEDICON 2010. vol. 29, pp. 897-900, 12th Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, MEDICON 2010, Chalkidiki, Greece, 27/05/10. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13039-7_227

Design and implementation of a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) system for healthcare applications. / Polycarpou, A. C.; Gregoriou, G.; Dimitriou, A. et al.
XII Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing 2010, MEDICON 2010. Vol. 29 2010. p. 897-900.

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