Table 2.

Review of RFID-based systems for management and tracking in hospitals.

RFID System/Hospital	RFID Technology	Connectivity	Application
Bon Secours hospitals. Richmond, USA [17].	HF RFID (13.56 MHz)	Wireless local area network (WLAN)/hospital network	Location and tracking of medical assets and patients.
Multi-purpose hub application. A Coruña hospital, Spain [18].	Hybrid system: NFC (13.56 MHz), UHF RFID (868 MHz).	WLAN	Management and tracking of patients and medication.
MASCAL. San Diego, USA [19].	HF RFID (13.56 MHz)	WLAN	Management of resources at a hospital during a mass casualty situation.
RFID-based real-time location system (RTLS) [20]. Benjamin Rusell Hospital. Alabama, USA.	Hybrid infrared/RFID system	WLAN/hospital network	Location of medical items requiring maintenance. Nurse-call system
Liverpool Hospital. Liverpool, Australia [21].	HF RFID (13.56 MHz)	WLAN/hospital network	Blood supplies tracking and management.