Shim Sung J, Kumar Arun, Jiao Roger
J Med Pract Manage. 2016 May-Jun;31(6):383-7.
A hospital is considering deploying a radiofrequency identification (RFID) system and setting up a new "discharge lounge" to improve the patient discharge process. This study uses computer simulation to model and compare the current process and the new process, and it assesses the impact of the RFID system and the discharge lounge on the process in terms of resource utilization and time taken in the process. The simulation results regarding resource utilization suggest that the RFID system can slightly relieve the burden on all resources, whereas the RFID system and the discharge lounge together can significantly mitigate the nurses' tasks. The simulation results in terms of the time taken demonstrate that the RFID system can shorten patient wait times, staff busy times, and bed occupation times. The results of the study could prove helpful to others who are considering the use of an RFID system in the patient discharge process in hospitals or similar processes.
一家医院正在考虑部署射频识别（RFID）系统，并设立一个新的“出院休息室”，以改善患者出院流程。本研究使用计算机模拟对当前流程和新流程进行建模与比较，并从资源利用和流程耗时方面评估RFID系统和出院休息室对该流程的影响。关于资源利用的模拟结果表明，RFID系统可略微减轻所有资源的负担，而RFID系统与出院休息室共同作用可显著减轻护士的工作任务。在耗时方面的模拟结果表明，RFID系统可缩短患者等待时间、工作人员忙碌时间和床位占用时间。该研究结果可能对其他正在考虑在医院患者出院流程或类似流程中使用RFID系统的人有所帮助。
