The use of RFID technology in the patient tracking system
Nuuri, Aminullah (2022)
2022
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RFID has been deployed in a variety of sectors, including healthcare, however the acceptance and usage of RFID remain a concern. Despite its promise to increase healthcare provider efficiency and patient safety, there are several drawbacks to its use. The purpose of this thesis was to analyse the barriers, challenges, advantages, and disadvantages of using RFID in patient tracking system.
This thesis was conducted as a scoping review. The process for collecting and analysing data was done following the protocols described in literature. Literature searches were conducted using electronic databases (PubMed, Google Scholar, ProQuest, Wiley online, Sage Journals and Theseus). Only freely accessible studies published in English between 2010- 2022 have been included. The search process was done systematically, and only 20 articles were selected for further analysis in this scoping review.
Perceived advantages are the major aspect in promoting RFID use in healthcare. The research concludes that RFID in patient tracking system has barriers like privacy issues. Besides the advantages, there are also disadvantages of using RFID technology in the patient tracking system. To make the system more secure, issues related to the patient safety (i.e., security, privacy) need to be resolved.
This thesis was conducted as a scoping review. The process for collecting and analysing data was done following the protocols described in literature. Literature searches were conducted using electronic databases (PubMed, Google Scholar, ProQuest, Wiley online, Sage Journals and Theseus). Only freely accessible studies published in English between 2010- 2022 have been included. The search process was done systematically, and only 20 articles were selected for further analysis in this scoping review.
Perceived advantages are the major aspect in promoting RFID use in healthcare. The research concludes that RFID in patient tracking system has barriers like privacy issues. Besides the advantages, there are also disadvantages of using RFID technology in the patient tracking system. To make the system more secure, issues related to the patient safety (i.e., security, privacy) need to be resolved.