Adapting RFID Technology for Implementation of a New Birth Record in Jordanian Hospitals

This paper introduces a new integrated clinical record in Jordan using the RFID technology, where currently no clinical report links antenatal, birth and postnatal care for women. As a result no continuity of information is provided to clinicians nor are there national statistics on trends, or performance of hospitals around birth. The paper is based on a study conducted in the Jordanian Ministry of Health, the maternity wards and registration departments of three hospitals in Jordan and in the Maternal Child Health Centers located near these hospitals [1]. Lack of active follow-up to ensure the best service for antenatal, birth and postnatal care for women is the main problem. An RFID model for managing the clinical record for maternal child was proposed. The model is valuable to policy makers and program implementers in strengthening implementation of programs and activities to improve maternal child care services. The statistics yielded from the proposed RFID model is of particular importance to help fulfill this need. The proposed maternal child management system is expected to control the health care cost, improve the care quality, and provide a comprehensive strategy for restructuring maternal child care delivery system.