RFID + Wi-Fi system to control the location of biomedical equipment within hospital areas and linked to an intelligent inventory

One of the most common problems in a hospital is the loss of medical equipment due to the change of areas to cover emergency needs. As a consequence, some preventive maintenance is omitted for months, causing a reduction in the useful life of the medical equipment, an additional investment of resources by the hospital and, mainly, a greater risk to the patient or medical staff. In this work we propose the development of an RFID + Wi-Fi access...