Federated identity knocks down silos for clinical drug research
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$15.5 million awarded for pilots to help states, students and patients
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10 Nov, 2008Hospitals adopting palm scan technology for patient ID
Thanks to hospitals implementing biometrics for patient identification purposes, many patients will no longer need to worry about having correct ID cards and health insurance cards at the ready for their hospital visit, according to a Contra Costa Times article. ValleyCare hospital on the U.S. West Coast is only the third hospital in the county […]
06 Nov, 2008Smart cards in health care making small steps
Credentials have the potential to solve some of industry’s bigger problems Imagine trying to find a patient record for Juan Gonzalez at a hospital in the middle of New York City and having nothing other than the name to go by. It’s not easy. This was just one of the challenges faced by Mount Sinai […]
04 Nov, 2008Oberthur top winner in Sesames awards
Oberthur Technologies was the only two-category winner in this year’s Sesames Awards, repeating its successes from 2007 when it also gathered in two honors. The awards, which represent innovations in the smart card and ID industry, were presented during the opening of the CARTES and IDentification show in Paris. There were 35 finalists in the […]
04 Nov, 2008SecuGen biometrics used in medical billing
SecuGen Corporation has announced that Biometric Technologies Inc. has integrated the SecuGen Hamster IV into BIOCLAIM, the company’s flagship software. BIOCLAIM is the only medical billing solution that provides biometric confirmation that a patient was actually present to receive health care services. SecuGen BIOCLAIM is a biometric patient authentication claim service that is the uses […]
31 Oct, 2008Daily RFID launches wristband solution for hospitals
Chinese RFID developer Daily RFID Co. Ltd. has introduced a Gen 2 RFID wristband with ISO 18000-6 compliant inlays. The wristband is designed for health care applications such as tracking patients, especially newborns, in hospital settings. The wristbands are constructed of 100% non-allergenic silicon, a comfortable and hygienic material. Read distances for the tags vary […]
29 Oct, 2008Mobile Aspects offers RFID solution for endoscope management
RFID technology may be coming soon to a colonoscopy near you, thanks to a new solution developed by Pittsburgh-based Mobile Aspects. The company’s new iRIScope is designed to improve the management, utilization and reprocessing of the endoscope equipment used by doctors in a number of non-invasive procedures in fields like gastroenterology. The new solution addresses […]
28 Oct, 2008IDTECK implements new biometric system for hospital
The Seoul National University Hospital Clinical Research Institute had encountered problems managing their human resources concerns with the movement of multiple levels of personnel in and out of different restricted areas, according to a Source Security article. The original remedy of using an RFID access control system only made the workload worst for the human […]
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