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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24 Apr, 2012Biometrics app wins Idea Transform Weekend competition
Sim-Prints’ biometrics app for improving patient care in the developing world won the first Idea Transform Weekend held in Cambridge, UK, reports Business Weekly. With this mobile phone-based app, health care workers can collect and check patient information in a variety of environments. The project was developed by Shruti Badwar, Mariy Chhatriwala, Toby Norman for […]
20 Apr, 2012Report forecasts global health care biometrics market to 2017
Reportlinker.com has added a new report by Frost and Sullivan to its catalog that examines the global health care biometrics market. Called “Strategic Analysis of the Global Healthcare Biometrics Market,” this study looks at the technology around all types of biometric capture, including fingerprint, face, iris, hand and voice. Along with analysis of biometrics technologies, […]
17 Apr, 2012Pill recognition software in the works
Medical researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) who are trying to develop a mobile app that can identify medication have received a T1 Catalyst Mobile Health Translational Project Award from the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at UCSF. As reported by the university, UCSF Cardiovascular Research Institute assistant professor Rahul C. Deo, […]
11 Apr, 2012Michigan medical center deploys new IAM structure
West-Central Michigan-based Mecosta County Medical Center (MCMC) has implemented a new identity and access management infrastructure based on DigitalPersona Pro software and U.are.U fingerprint readers. This system enables MCMC to give its employees unique digital identities to use in-room VMware virtual desktops to access patient information. MCMC is a 74-bed acute-care hospital with more than […]
10 Apr, 2012Alabama initiative uses RFID to track statewide hygiene compliance
Alabama hospitals and medical centers are taking the initiative to improve health quality compliance in a statewide deployment of Proventix’s RFID-enabled hand hygiene monitoring technology. The Putting Power Into Healthcare Initiative (PPHI) is an employer-funded partnership with Alabama Power, Proventix and participating Alabama hospitals. The initiative focuses on increasing health quality compliance in hospitals and […]
03 Apr, 2012IdentiSys buys Capital Card Systems
IdentiSys Inc., an Eden Prairie, Minn.-based sales and service integrator of ID cards and access control security systems, has acquired Capital Card Systems Inc., a Rockville, Md. ID reseller. The purchase represents an expansion for IdentiSys into the Washington D.C. and Baltimore metro areas. Capital Card Systems provides identification technology solutions including digital photo IDs, […]
21 Mar, 2012German health scheme orders more cards
Gemalto will issue an additional 15 million second-generation German eHealth cards to AOK – the German health insurance fund – in 2012. AOK (Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse), the Health Insurance Fund, looks after around 25 million people, approximately one-third of the population in Germany. Last year, Gemalto issued 2.5 million health cards for the German National Health […]
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