The Process Design and System Implementation of Applying RFID in Allocation and Picking Up Process Support System-the Use Case of a Medical Center

Abstract

In recent years, the National Health Insurance of Taiwan Implements the Hospital Global Budget (HGB), and the Diagnosis Relations Group (DRG). These policies cause hospitals face a severe test of survival. For sustainable management, the hospital does not increase revenue easily, cost control becomes top priority. During hospital operating costs, personnel and medical material costs account for about 70%. But personnel costs cannot be reduced, enhance the medical material management effectively becomes the primary issue.

In this study, the expendable medical supplies warehouse of the Medical Center can be seen as a logistics center. The users act as the front-end clients and the medical material is a cargo. The concept combines RFID, PDA technology and other equipment to design and implement the system. The main purpose of the system is to reduce the errors when the operating personnel distribute the expendable medical supplies. Because of the wide varieties of materials, procedures in the distribution of the number or projects are prone to error. It takes more time and mental to remedy mistakes, and even produce bad debts and delays the processes.