| dc.creator |
Ishabakaki, Prisila |
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| dc.creator |
Kaijage, Shubi |
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| dc.date |
2019-05-24T10:20:13Z |
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| dc.date |
2019-05-24T10:20:13Z |
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| dc.date |
2015-08 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2022-10-25T09:15:46Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2022-10-25T09:15:46Z |
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| dc.identifier |
1947-5500 |
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| dc.identifier |
http://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/123456789/202 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/94594 |
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| dc.description |
Research Article published by (IJCSIS) International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security, Vol. 13, No. 8, August 2015 |
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| dc.description |
RFID is an automatic identification technology that
enables tracking of people and objects. Recently, the RFID
technology has been deployed in hospitals for patient and
equipment tracking, surgical equipment monitoring, medication
monitoring, and improving health record access in emergency
cases. The pharmacy department in public hospitals faces
challenges due to manual record keeping and inventory
management, which result in theft and diversion of the drugs by
unfaithful workers. This work identifies the potentials behind use
of the RFID technology in addressing these challenges. The paper
focuses on reviewing the current situation at the hospitals to
identify loopholes causing these problems and later suggests the
solution based on RFID to counteract the challenges. The case
study methodology is used where 5 public hospitals in Tanzania
were visited to obtain data based on real situation. It was
discovered that the drug management and monitoring process is
done manually, involves paper based record keeping, manual
counting of stock during each staff shifting time, which is hard to
track in case of any loss. Therefore, there is need to develop a
technological solution to manage the process and secure the
drugs. |
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| dc.format |
application/pdf |
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| dc.language |
en_US |
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| dc.publisher |
(IJCSIS) International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security |
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| dc.subject |
UHF Radio Frequency |
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| dc.subject |
Drug management and monitoring |
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| dc.title |
Radio Frequency Identification based Drug Management and Monitoring System: A Case of Public Hospitals in Tanzania |
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| dc.type |
Article |
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