One
striking example of how RFID and IoT contribute to a better healthcare
environment by improving services and, by extension, driving better treatment
is the intelligent tracking of patients. However, there will inevitably be
unforeseen repercussions whenever a significant advancement is made.
Overall, Sophisticated Patient Monitoring
Monitoring
hospital patients has many benefits, including better use of available beds,
more accurate doctor schedules, happier patients, and safer facilities. As a
bonus, it finds and plugs any security flaws within the facility's inner
workings. Patient tracking relies on RFID and Internet of Things technology for
tracking, data keeping, and analysis.
Each
patient is given a wristband equipped with a radio frequency identification
(RFID) tag at admission. Each tag is associated with specific RFID
patient tracking systems for a patient and includes data about that person,
including their name, medical record access information, allergies, diagnosis,
treatment plans, and other relevant data.
Installed
readers in the hospital's walls and ceilings, as well as in the surrounding
area, pick up the tags' signal and transmit it to the Internet of Things cloud,
where it can be processed and analyzed.
Benefits for Health Care Facilities
Improvements in Patient Monitoring and Location
Tracking
The elderly
and those with mental illness benefit significantly from having their
whereabouts tracked in real-time, but this benefit extends to all patients.
Some patients, such as the elderly or those with neurological diseases like
Alzheimer's, are at increased risk of becoming disorienting in the hospital and
wandering, unable to find their allocated ward.
More
accurate, real-time knowledge of each patient's location has many potential
advantages.
Clear
directions on where to find the patient right away or when they will be
available after an appointment are given to the patient's family members.
Nurses now
have more chances to observe pediatric patients (who, for example, may interact
with their peers and forget about necessary appointments).
When a
patient is discharged from a room, the housekeeping staff is notified so that they
can clean the room.
The Well-Being of Individual Patients is of Paramount
Importance
Smart
tracking can be very helpful in preventing injuries and saving lives in emergencies
where rapid response is essential, such as when a patient walks down the stairs
and collapses. In this case, the Internet of Things system analyses data about
the patient's motions and sudden shifts to conclude the event. Once that
happens, it sends a message to the nurse in charge of the patient's care.
Accurate Therapy Monitoring Has Improved
Patients
may forget to take their medication, show up for their appointment, complete a
necessary test, or perform an operation. RFID monitoring allows for a more
rapid determination of each patient's exact location and serves as a timely
reminder of upcoming visits.
One of the
nurses working the floor could be accountable. A patient can be notified using
a mobile app or a pre-programmed alert feature in a patient wristband. Your
building is equipped with a system of badges and sensors, and RFID
personnel tracking software is utilized to track employees' movements around the
building. This information includes current whereabouts and a complete log of
all prior positions.
Enhancing the Current Schedules
When all
patient-related activities (visits, scheduled appointments, transfers between
departments, etc.) are logged in the patient monitoring system, the hospital
will have a clearer picture of its overall workload and the workload of
individual departments and clinicians. A hospital administrator can better
utilize available time and space by rearranging staff processes and patient
treatment schedules in light of this data.
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