Health pros are getting hi-tech to protect every aspect of their patients’ lives. As such, VeriChip will be touting its RFID-based infant protection solutions at the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Convention trade show in Baltimore, this weekend and early next week. Among the goodies at the VeriChip booth this year: demonstrations […]

Applied Digital, which is getting most of the attention in the RFID arena for its VeriChip Corp. subsidiary news, said it doesn’t know why it experienced a recent, sharp decline in stock price. The Delray Beach, Fla. company, which goes by the “ADSX” ticker on the NASDAQ, said it experienced a decline of more than […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced new steps to strengthen existing protections against the growing problem of counterfeit drugs. The measures, which were recommended in a report released today by the agency’s Counterfeit Drug Task Force, emphasize certain regulatory actions and the use of new technologies, like RFID, for safeguarding the integrity of […]

SupplyScape Corporation is buiding something big: secure software and expertise that will safeguard the pharmaceutical supply chain. To secure this “safety net” (and prevent fraud), the Woburn, Mass., company’s adding some hefty manpower to its Board of Advisors: Bill Hubbard, former FDA senior associate commissioner, was often called to Capitol Hill to educate government officials […]

Delray Beach, Fla.-based VeriChip Corp., under fire lately by critics of its human-implantable chips, is taking its Hugs® and HALO infant protection system overseas. Using wearable RFID tags placed on infants and mothers combined with electronic monitoring of exits, VeriChip’s systems are designed to help protect newborns from possible abduction and to help ensure mothers […]

A biometric single sign-on solution that uses facial recognition to automate user log-in and provides access to single sign-on applications can replace passwords, proximity card readers, and standard biometric devices. The hands-free solution from HealthCast and Sensible Vision allows healthcare professionals quick access to patient records without requiring user action. HealthCast and Sensible Vision Solution […]

SCM Microsystems has released a new smart card terminal that meets requirements for the German eHealth Card program. The company’s eHealth 100 will allow secure sharing of patient information and will be part of a network infrastructure that will eventually connect doctors, pharmacists, hospitals, medical facilities, and insurance companies. Fremont, CA, – SCM Microsystems, Inc., […]