RFID based quantitative measurement for the hospital management

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26460854
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Medical and hospital managemen
• Research Institution: Gunma University
• Principal Investigator: SAITO Yuichiro 群馬大学, 医学部附属病院, 准教授 (30344922)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: RFID / 治療計画 / 業務効率化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We analyzed the stay time of prostate cancer patients in the first phase of our analysis to observe the utilization of the valuable treatment unit and examination room by using RFID system. The reduction in stay time in later days of treatment is more prominent during the second period (March 2011 to July 2011). Moreover, when both the periods are directly compared, stay time on the last day of treatment in the second period is significantly lesser than that of first period(September 2011 to December 2011). This suggests that overall patients are taking comparatively lesser pre-treatment setting up time during the second period. However, there is no change in patient’s stay time in examination room during the two periods. Comparison of the data obtained during the two defined periods shows that it is feasible to assess utilization of the center using RFID technology. Such assessment may pave a way to generate patient scheduling algorithms in future.

Free Research Field

医療情報