Simulated asset tracking study in a diabetes clinic

Maximiliano Delgado, Hemendra Worlikar, Ian McCabe, Derek O’Keeffe

https://doi.org/10.54531/RZVS5836, , Pages: 1-3

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Simulation, Healthcare systems, Innovation, clinical contexts, computer-based/web-based/mobile technologies, real-time location systems

Delgado,Worlikar,McCabe,and O’Keeffe: Simulated asset tracking study in a diabetes clinic

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Funding

The authors gratefully acknowledge funding through Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) via Cúram – Ireland’s Centre for Research in Medical Devices (Research Centre Award Reference: 13/RC/2073) and through Industry Partnership with CISCO Systems Ireland Ltd. through its Community Digital Accelerator (CDA) Programme. Additional funding through the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) was gratefully received as part of the Future Tech Challenge award 2022.

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