Portable Asset Management in Hospitals

Nebil Buyurgan () and Nabil Lehlou ()
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Nebil Buyurgan: BELL 4207, University of Arkansas
Nabil Lehlou: BELL 4207, University of Arkansas

A chapter in Systems Analysis Tools for Better Health Care Delivery, 2013, pp 21-36 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter presents a study on the analysis of portable asset management strategies in hospitals. The problem addressed here is the unavailability of the portable assets when they are needed due to lost or hoarding, which lead to significant amount of staff time for search and underutilization of the assets. A simulation-based decision support tool is constructed to analyze the different processes and the impact of RFID technology on the widely adopted portable asset management models. The results suggest the substantial gain could be realized by implementing RFID systems. The amount of gains changes based on the system models and processes.

Keywords: Geographic Information System; Short Message Service; Medical Equipment; Asset Management; Portable Equipment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5094-8_2

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