Monday 4 March 2013

Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University (China) uses information technology to improve service quality and efficiency

中国数字医学 (China Digital Medicine), article in Chinese (summary), March 2013:

The Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University (China) uses information technology as part of its long-term plan to propel itself into the fast lane of the information highway. This technology was applied to sterile supplies traceability using barcodes, RFID, and mobile computing techniques; automated vital signs monitoring using RFID; asset tracking using RFID; computerized bedside medical information management; and computerized medical supplies management. The use of this technology helped to improve the hospital's service quality and efficiency.

Source:
张翔, 吴桂刚, 白颖, 刘洪伟, 胡婧茹 (Zhang X, Wu G, Bai Y, Hu J). 医院信息化建设推进医院服务模式创新 (Hospital information technology promotes innovation in hospital service model) [in Chinese]. 中国数字医学 (China Digital Medicine) 2013; 8(3):15–18.