College of Information Sciences and Technology, The Pennsylvania State University, 306A, IST Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
J Med Syst. 2012 Dec;36(6):3507-25. doi: 10.1007/s10916-011-9789-8. Epub 2011 Oct 19.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology not only offers tracking capability to locate equipment, supplies and people in real time, but also provides efficient and accurate access to medical data for health professionals. However, the reality of RFID adoption in healthcare is far behind earlier expectation. This study reviews literature on the use of RFID in healthcare/hospitals following a formal innovation-decision framework. We aim to identify the common applications, potential benefits, barriers, and critical success factors. Our study facilitates quick assessment and provides guidance for researchers and practitioners in adopting RFID in medical arenas. Many earlier adopters in healthcare found RFID to be functional and useful in such areas as asset tracking and patient identification. Major barriers to adoption include technological limitations, interference concerns, prohibitive costs, lack of global standards and privacy concerns. Better designed RFID systems with low cost and privacy issues addressed are needed to increase acceptance of RFID in healthcare.
射频识别（RFID）技术不仅提供了实时跟踪设备、用品和人员的能力，还为医疗专业人员提供了高效、准确地访问医疗数据的能力。然而，RFID 在医疗保健中的实际应用远远落后于早期的预期。本研究按照正式的创新决策框架，回顾了医疗保健/医院中使用 RFID 的相关文献。我们旨在确定常见的应用、潜在的好处、障碍和关键成功因素。我们的研究为研究人员和从业者在医疗领域采用 RFID 提供了快速评估和指导。医疗保健领域的许多早期采用者发现 RFID 在资产跟踪和患者识别等领域具有功能性和实用性。采用的主要障碍包括技术限制、干扰问题、过高的成本、缺乏全球标准和隐私问题。需要设计具有低成本和解决隐私问题的更好的 RFID 系统，以提高医疗保健领域对 RFID 的接受程度。
