(1) ICAR-CNR - National Research Council of Italy, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy
Abstract:
In healthcare facilities most of the daily activities require strict coordination between clinicians, who often operate under
heavy workloads and minimal workforce conditions in environments filled with increasingly complex technology. Ubiquitous Computing
applications constitute a suitable solution for both reducing medical costs and improving patient safety by better supporting
clinical processes. In this study we introduce an intelligent infrastructure for smart hospitals which implements basic services
to optimize medical staff/patient interactions and grants ubiquitous and transparent access to clinical data stored in standard
clinical databases. This infrastructure relies on the integration of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) and photosensor
technologies to identify, locate and track clinicians and patients equipped with mobile devices and wearable RFID tags.