Title :
RFID and Mobile Communications for Rural e-Health: A Community Healthcare System Infrastructure Using RFID for Individual Identity
Author :
Chia, Stanley ; Zalzala, Ali ; Zalzala, Laura ; Karimi, Ali
Author_Institution :
R&D, Vodafone Group, USA
fDate :
Oct. 30 2011-Nov. 1 2011
Abstract :
A radio frequency identification (RFID) based community e-health system is described where the community health care workers are provided with mobile RFID read/write devices, connecting with patients given RFID tags and to a central health facility with an electronic medical record system.
Keywords :
health care; medical administrative data processing; mobile communication; radiofrequency identification; RFID tags; central health facility; community health care workers; community healthcare system infrastructure; electronic medical record system; individual identity; mobile RFID read/write devices; mobile communications; radio frequency identification based community e-health system; rural e-health; Communities; Hospitals; Medical diagnostic imaging; Mobile communication; RFID tags; e-health; electronic medical record; mobile health; radio frequency identification; rural health care; wireless;
Conference_Titel :
Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-634-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-4595-0
DOI :
10.1109/GHTC.2011.85
