Federated identity knocks down silos for clinical drug research
SIA takes on health care security space
New NSTIC pilots announced
$15.5 million awarded for pilots to help states, students and patients
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17 May, 2006Point-of-Service Software Integrates RFID Tracking
Some issues cease after time. Without new technology and resources, patient safety isn’t one of them. The need to improve upon patient safety measures in health facilities is constant, hence the huge market for new technologies in that arena. Which is why Mission Viejo, Calif.-based Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS), a provider of advanced charting […]
15 May, 2006Sun’s Java System RFID Software Hits the Street
The RFID community just got a whole lot bigger, and, if Sun Microsystems has its way, a whole lot smarter, too. The Goliath credited for creating Java technology today launched the first RFID and sensor-based Java.Net community Web site for Java developers, http://sun.java.net/rfid-sensors. In short, The site gives developers access to a new community of […]
13 May, 2006How will FDA mandates push RFID growth?
It’s the crucial question posted to RFID blogs, by news media and tech geeks everywhere. As Information Week’s Rick Whiting reports, “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is about to apply some pressure to speed things up,” with the FDA’s Counterfeit Drug Task Force putting out a report in the next few weeks that delves […]
13 May, 2006SupplyScape gets $8 million kiss of confidence in second go-around from Pfizer and other investors
Pharmaceutical industry security software makers SupplyScape got a boost of confidence Friday from Pfizer and other investors interested in the company’s RFID ventures. The belief fueling the investments is that RFID will make the supply chain more secure, deterring counterfeiters and drug thiefs in an increasing black market for controlled substances. SupplyScape, which calls itself […]
11 May, 2006Cyclone Drug Pedigree Software
“Starting July 1, Florida’s pedigree law will require pharmaceutical distributors to document the chain of custody of prescription drugs in the state. On Jan. 1, 2007, a California statute with similar requirements will come into effect, and other states are considering comparable pedigree laws. Complying with those regulations will require disciplined processes that can track […]
09 May, 2006Cardinal Health’s RFID Pharma Pilot: So Far, So Good
Cardinal Health, Inc., an Energizer Bunny of pharmaceutical products and services in the health care industry, is moving to Phase II of its first “the “end-to-end pilot program” to test RFID in the drug supply chain. The pilot program will begin to tag medication with labels carrying unique data that can be captured and read […]
09 May, 2006Boston College selects Fidelis Security Systems to protect networked administrative information
Following an external attack on its computer network last year when more than 100,000 alumni records may have been exposed, Boston College has implemented Fidelis Security Systems’ DataSafe Extrusion Prevention System to prevent future attacks. The new system will guard the college’s administrative records, including alumni information, donor data, student educational records, and other sensitive […]
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