Mobile Robots and RFID Technology-Based Smart Care Environment for Minimizing Risks Related to Employee Turnover during Pandemics

During a pandemic, it is imperative that all staff members have up-to-date information on changing work practices in the healthcare environment. This article presents a way to implement work environment orientation amongst different groups in care facilities by utilizing mobile robots, radio frequen...

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Autores principales:	Anja Poberznik, Mirka Leino, Jenni Huhtasalo, Taina Jyräkoski, Pauli Valo, Tommi Lehtinen, Joonas Kortelainen, Sari Merilampi, Johanna Virkki
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	passive UHF RFID NFC co-design employee orientation mobile robot healthcare Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:63e5ab708eb44a09821534dc65eece022021-11-25T19:04:31ZMobile Robots and RFID Technology-Based Smart Care Environment for Minimizing Risks Related to Employee Turnover during Pandemics10.3390/su1322128092071-1050https://doaj.org/article/63e5ab708eb44a09821534dc65eece022021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/22/12809https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050During a pandemic, it is imperative that all staff members have up-to-date information on changing work practices in the healthcare environment. This article presents a way to implement work environment orientation amongst different groups in care facilities by utilizing mobile robots, radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies, and data synthesis. We offer a scenario based on a co-design approach, in which a mobile robot works as an orientation guide for new employees, RFID tags are applied on objects around the premises and people’s clothing. The mobile robot takes advantage of the information provided by its known location and each RFID tag read by the RFID reader integrated with the robot. We introduce the scenario here, along with the details of its practical test implementation. Further, the challenges met in the test implementation are discussed as well as the future potential of its application. In conclusion, our study indicates that repetitive training and orientation-related duties can be successfully transferred to a mobile robot. Through RFID, the mobile robot can deliver the relevant information to the right people and thus contribute to patient and personnel safety and the resource efficiency of the orientation process.Anja PoberznikMirka LeinoJenni HuhtasaloTaina JyräkoskiPauli ValoTommi LehtinenJoonas KortelainenSari MerilampiJohanna VirkkiMDPI AGarticlepassive UHF RFIDNFCco-designemployee orientationmobile robothealthcareEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12809, p 12809 (2021)
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spellingShingle	passive UHF RFID NFC co-design employee orientation mobile robot healthcare Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Anja Poberznik Mirka Leino Jenni Huhtasalo Taina Jyräkoski Pauli Valo Tommi Lehtinen Joonas Kortelainen Sari Merilampi Johanna Virkki Mobile Robots and RFID Technology-Based Smart Care Environment for Minimizing Risks Related to Employee Turnover during Pandemics
description	During a pandemic, it is imperative that all staff members have up-to-date information on changing work practices in the healthcare environment. This article presents a way to implement work environment orientation amongst different groups in care facilities by utilizing mobile robots, radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies, and data synthesis. We offer a scenario based on a co-design approach, in which a mobile robot works as an orientation guide for new employees, RFID tags are applied on objects around the premises and people’s clothing. The mobile robot takes advantage of the information provided by its known location and each RFID tag read by the RFID reader integrated with the robot. We introduce the scenario here, along with the details of its practical test implementation. Further, the challenges met in the test implementation are discussed as well as the future potential of its application. In conclusion, our study indicates that repetitive training and orientation-related duties can be successfully transferred to a mobile robot. Through RFID, the mobile robot can deliver the relevant information to the right people and thus contribute to patient and personnel safety and the resource efficiency of the orientation process.
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author	Anja Poberznik Mirka Leino Jenni Huhtasalo Taina Jyräkoski Pauli Valo Tommi Lehtinen Joonas Kortelainen Sari Merilampi Johanna Virkki
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author_sort	Anja Poberznik
title	Mobile Robots and RFID Technology-Based Smart Care Environment for Minimizing Risks Related to Employee Turnover during Pandemics
title_short	Mobile Robots and RFID Technology-Based Smart Care Environment for Minimizing Risks Related to Employee Turnover during Pandemics
title_full	Mobile Robots and RFID Technology-Based Smart Care Environment for Minimizing Risks Related to Employee Turnover during Pandemics
title_fullStr	Mobile Robots and RFID Technology-Based Smart Care Environment for Minimizing Risks Related to Employee Turnover during Pandemics
title_full_unstemmed	Mobile Robots and RFID Technology-Based Smart Care Environment for Minimizing Risks Related to Employee Turnover during Pandemics
title_sort	mobile robots and rfid technology-based smart care environment for minimizing risks related to employee turnover during pandemics
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/63e5ab708eb44a09821534dc65eece02
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Mobile Robots and RFID Technology-Based Smart Care Environment for Minimizing Risks Related to Employee Turnover during Pandemics

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