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	Title:	Improving patient safety with RFID and mobile technology
	Author:	ChiaCheng Chao, WenYuan Jen, YanPing Chi, Binshan Lin
	Address:	Department of Management Information System, National ChenChi University, Taipei, Taiwan. ' Department of Information Management, Overseas Chinese Institute of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan. ' Department of Management Information System, National ChenChi University, Taipei, Taiwan. ' College of Business Administration, Louisiana State University in Shreveport, Shreveport, LA 71115, USA
	Journal:	International Journal of Electronic Healthcare 2007 - Vol. 3, No.2  pp. 175 - 192
	Abstract:	Medical errors have become a leading cause of death, killing more people each year than AIDS or aeroplane crashes. These medical errors can be classified into five categories: poor decision making, poor communication, inadequate patient monitoring, patient misidentification, inability to respond rapidly and poor patient tracking. Employing innovative information technologies in correcting these deficiencies and meeting the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organistion (JCAHO) patient safety goals is the current trend in enhancing patient safety.
	Keywords:	patient safety; medical errors; radio frequency identification; RFID; mobile technology; electronic medical records; e-medical records; information technology; patient monitoring; patient tracking; electronic healthcare; e-healthcare.
	DOI:	10.1504/IJEH.2007.013099
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