Evaluation of a Tracking System for Patients and Mixed Intravenous Medication Based on RFID Technology

At present, one of the primary concerns of healthcare professionals is how to increase the safety and quality of the care that patients receive during their stay in hospital. This is particularly important in the administration of expensive and high-risk medicines with which it is fundamental to min...

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Published in:Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2016-11, Vol.16 (12), p.2031-2031
Main Authors: Martínez Pérez, María, Vázquez González, Guillermo, Dafonte, Carlos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adverse events
Clinical medicine
Computer science
Dangerous
Drug dosages
Drug stores
evaluation
Health
Health Personnel
Hospitals
Humans
Intensive care
Medicine
Nursing
Patient Identification Systems - methods
Patient Safety
Patients
Personnel
Pharmacists
Professionals
Radio frequency
Radio frequency identification
Radio Frequency Identification Device
RFID
Safety
Sensors
Systems analysis
traceability
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Summary:At present, one of the primary concerns of healthcare professionals is how to increase the safety and quality of the care that patients receive during their stay in hospital. This is particularly important in the administration of expensive and high-risk medicines with which it is fundamental to minimize the possibility of adverse events in the process of prescription-validation-preparation/dosage-dispensation-administration of intravenous mixes. This work is a detailed analysis of the evaluation, carried out by the health personnel involved in the Radiofrequency Identification (RFID) system developed in the Day Hospital and Pharmacy services of the Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC). The RFID system is evaluated by analyzing surveys completed by said health personnel, since their questions represent the key indicators of the patient care process (safety, cost, adequacy with the clinical practice). This work allows us to conclude, among other things, that the system tracks the patients satisfactorily and that its cost, though high, is justified in the context of the project context (use of dangerous and costly medication).
ISSN:1424-8220
1424-8220
DOI:10.3390/s16122031