Application of RFID technology to reduce overcrowding in hospital emergency departments

Rajip Raj Thapa; Moshiur Bhuiyan; Aneesh Krishna; P. W. C. Prasad P. W. C.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-74817-7_2

Application of RFID technology to reduce overcrowding in hospital emergency departments

Rajip Raj Thapa, Moshiur Bhuiyan, Aneesh Krishna, P. W. C. Prasad P. W. C.

Western Sydney University

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Australian hospital Emergency Departments (ED) are experiencing challenges due to overcrowding despite the government's regular initiative of improved model of care. Australian Triage model of care within ED has not been able to prove reflective for ramification of the issues associated with overcrowding. This paper explores the opportunity for the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in hospital ED to reduce overcrowding. The Australian ED model of care with Triage scale and improved patient journey were studied. The best possible RFID integration was sought and evaluated against health care domain's model of care. Potential indicators of suitability were ED length of stay, ED wait times. Ambulance diversions were studied and contrasted from the start of the patient journey to the end of the patient's treatment cycle, to find opportunities for the implementation of RFID technology. Based on the results of the study, it is recommended that RFID implementation be tested in actual scenarios to realise the potential benefits.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Information Systems Development: Methods, Tools and Management
Editors	Nearchos Paspallis, Marios Raspopoulos, Chris Barry, Michael Lang, Henry Linger, Christoph Schneider
Place of Publication	Switzerland
Publisher	Springer
Pages	17-32
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319748177
ISBN (Print)	9783319748160
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74817-7_2
Publication status	Published - 2018

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Thapa, R. R., Bhuiyan, M., Krishna, A., & Prasad P. W. C., P. W. C. (2018). Application of RFID technology to reduce overcrowding in hospital emergency departments. In N. Paspallis, M. Raspopoulos, C. Barry, M. Lang, H. Linger, & C. Schneider (Eds.), Advances in Information Systems Development: Methods, Tools and Management (pp. 17-32). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74817-7_2

Thapa, Rajip Raj ; Bhuiyan, Moshiur ; Krishna, Aneesh et al. / Application of RFID technology to reduce overcrowding in hospital emergency departments. Advances in Information Systems Development: Methods, Tools and Management. editor / Nearchos Paspallis ; Marios Raspopoulos ; Chris Barry ; Michael Lang ; Henry Linger ; Christoph Schneider. Switzerland : Springer, 2018. pp. 17-32

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