Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Introduction: Healthcare institutions seek performance improvement through methodologies like Lean healthcare. Despite technological advancements, indoor location tools remain underutilized. Yet, they promise efficiency gains, streamlined workflows, and cost reductions. Objective: This review aims to explore indoor location technologies in healthcare. It seeks to understand the research landscape, identify influential authors, institutions, and countries, and evaluate prevalent technologies and their adoption. It also investigates factors contributing to success or failure in published works. Methods: Following PRISMA guidelines, this review will search six databases. Two reviewers will independently extract data from selected studies, presenting results through narrative summaries, graphics, and tables. Conclusion: It is expected to provide a comprehensive insight into indoor location technology usage in healthcare, addressing critical aspects for future solution development.
Source: Comunicação em Ciências da Saúde
DOI: 10.51723/qqvc5h66
Language: English
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7128519554