IMPLEMENTATION OF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY IN ACCESSING INFORMATION IN HOSPITALS

Megha Satish, Sukhwant Kaur, S. K. Pandey

Abstract: In today’s fast paced world with an enhancement of technology and innovation, healthcare systems have become so advanced with their technologies to monitor health variations. The prominent issue common man faces today is the number hours we spend in queues. This problem is not just for hospitals, but applies to every sector such as education, restaurants, malls, etc. Besides the issue mentioned above, there is another concern that we face with traditional filing system that are followed in many organizations. Loss of information has come into the radar of research, with the advancement of technologies and various ways to access them. Preservation and security of confidential information and data is expensive and requires skill to maintain them. Technology enhancement has made RFID technology more affordable over the years and is still a secure way to control the information and the usage of this technology hasn’t been explored enough. This system can be implemented as a module in any management system or security based system to allow or restrict access to any information. In order to resolve the above issues we integrated a database to secure confidential information with an easy and user friendly interface to be used by the hospital staff. RFID cards can control the access and manipulation of data. The application software for desktops integrates a RFID reader to enable easier access of information from the database, in this case the medical records and patient data. In this paper we describe the successful implementation and integration of the RFID reader with the application and the methodology that has been implemented to achieve a successful outcome

Keywords: Health Care, Radio Frequency Identification Tags (RFID), Passive and Active Tags, Low Frequency Tags, High Frequency Tags, Ultra High Frequency Tags

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2014.0311055