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A New Specimen Management System Using RFID Technology

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The specimen management system with barcode needs to be improved in order to solve inherent problems in work performance. This study describes the application of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) which is the solution for the problems associated with specimen labeling and management. A new specimen management system and architecture with RFID technology for clinical laboratory was designed. The suggested system was tested in various conditions such as durability to temperature and aspect of effective utilization of new work flow under a virtual hospital clinical laboratory environment. This system demonstrates its potential application in clinical laboratories for improving work flow and specimen management. The suggested specimen management system with RFID technology has advantages in comparison to the traditional specimen management system with barcode in the aspect of mass specimen processing, robust durability of temperature, humidity changes, and effective specimen tracking.

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This work was supported by the 2008 Yonsei University Research Fund. Hun Shim is supported by the BK21 project of Korean Research Foundation. The authors would like to thank Mr. Dong Min Seo and Ms Mi Kyoung Lee of Wonju Christian Hospital, Wonju, Republic of Korea for their help. The authors would also like to thank Mr. Soo Yong Uh for helping with the research.

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  1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University, #201 Technology Tower for Medical Industry Yonsei University, Maeji, Heungup, Wonju, Gangwondo, Republic of Korea

    Hun Shim, Seung Hwan Lee & Young Ro Yoon

  2. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, 162 Ilsandong Wonju, Gangwondo, Republic of Korea

    Young Uh

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Shim, H., Uh, Y., Lee, S.H. et al. A New Specimen Management System Using RFID Technology. J Med Syst 35, 1403–1412 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-009-9417-z

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