RFID application in patient and medical asset operations management: A technology, organizational and environmental (TOE) perspective into key enablers and impediments

摘要

Purpose: In spite of the recent progress in understanding how radio frequency identification (RFID) systems can substantially advance health care service, there is a significant gap in the literature concerning determinants of RFID application in managing various forms of health care operations. Hence, this study attempts to fill this gap by examining the key enablers and impediments of using RFID systems in patient and medical asset operations management using the technology, organization and environment framework (TOE).