Contained nomadic information environments: Technology, organization, and environment influences on adoption of hospital RFID patient tracking

Qing Cao, Donald R. Jones, Hong Sheng

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Abstract

This paper reports on a case study of adoption of a contained nomadic information environment, exemplified by the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to keep track of hospital patients. The technology, organization, and environment (TOE) framework is applied to gain insights concerning contextual influences on the adoption of patient tracking RFID, including some RFID-specific issues. The results of this study provide insights to health care organizations embarking on RFID. The resultant model is a step towards developing a theory of adoption of contained nomadic information environments, of which RFID is one instance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)225-239
Number of pages15
JournalInformation and Management
Volume51
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2014

Keywords

  • Case study
  • Health care
  • Hospital
  • Nomadic information environments
  • Patient tracking
  • Qualitative research
  • Radio frequency identification

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