Development of an RFID-based Surgery Management System: Lesson Learnt from a Hong Kong Public Hospital
Medical errors happen during surgery such as leaving medical instruments in patient's body after surgery. In recent years, numerous cases have shown successful applications of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in hospitals. This paper aims to investigate the potential application...
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doaj-31af790fd02c4641bc869b5d7bd352962020-11-24T23:52:06ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Healthcare Engineering2040-22952012-01-013334737210.1260/2040-2295.3.3.347Development of an RFID-based Surgery Management System: Lesson Learnt from a Hong Kong Public HospitalS. L. Ting0Albert H. C. Tsang1Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong KongDepartment of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong KongMedical errors happen during surgery such as leaving medical instruments in patient's body after surgery. In recent years, numerous cases have shown successful applications of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in hospitals. This paper aims to investigate the potential applications of RFID in surgery management in a Hong Kong public hospital where the nurse to patient ratio is much lower than other countries. An RFID-based Surgery Management System is proposed to tackle the problems identified in the current situation. Apart from helping to reduce medical errors and enhance patient safety, it is expected that this system will also reduce the workload of care givers so that they can put more emphasis on providing high quality services to patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/2040-2295.3.3.347 |
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Development of an RFID-based Surgery Management System: Lesson Learnt from a Hong Kong Public Hospital |
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Medical errors happen during surgery such as leaving medical instruments in patient's body after surgery. In recent years, numerous cases have shown successful applications of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in hospitals. This paper aims to investigate the potential applications of RFID in surgery management in a Hong Kong public hospital where the nurse to patient ratio is much lower than other countries. An RFID-based Surgery Management System is proposed to tackle the problems identified in the current situation. Apart from helping to reduce medical errors and enhance patient safety, it is expected that this system will also reduce the workload of care givers so that they can put more emphasis on providing high quality services to patients. |
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