Elective surgery patients have surgery in the operating room (OR), and then recover in one
or more downstream recovery units for several consecutive hours or days after surgery …

Background: Effective contact tracing is labor intensive and time sensitive during the COVID-
19 pandemic, but also essential in the absence of effective treatment and vaccines …

Objective Modern health care requires patients, staff, and equipment to navigate complex
environments to deliver quality care efficiently. Real-time locating systems (RTLS) are local …

Background In early 2020, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) emerged and spread by
community and nosocomial transmission. Effective contact tracing of potentially exposed …

The drug management currently carried out in hospitals is inadequate due to several factors,
such as processes carried out manually, the lack of visibility of the hospital supply chain, the …

Target-tracking applications are promising and possess great theoretical and practical
significance, though the research faces great challenges. With the development of multi …

The hospital's status as a health center requires it to ensure patient safety, decrease
incidents and treat patients. Identification of the patient is the primary source of patient safety …

This contribution presents a flexible radiofrequency (RFID) wristband tag which can be
fabricated using low-cost substrates such as polyethylene (PET), Teflon (PTFE) or other low …

Background Through the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health
Act of 2009, the federal government invested $26 billion in electronic health records (EHRs) …

Care coordination is vital for patient-centered care delivery. While communication is key to
sharing information, sequencing the critical activities associated with care delivery is key to …