VTT Technical Research Center of Finland has collaborated on a host of new mobile applications that use NFC technology to help the elderly and visually impaired take their food and medicine. The HearMeFeelMe project, a joint effort by VTT, TopTunnistem, Tecnalia and Demokritos, has yielded several different applications for acquiring medical information, all which are […]

DigitalPersona announced it has deployed biometric solutions to help manage the security of protected health information to better comply with industry regulations at Saratoga Hospital. The hospital implementedthe DigitalPersona Pro software and U.are.U Fingerprint Readers, which will enable the hospital to restrict access to patient records to only those responsible for their care and fall […]

Avery Dennison Healthcare Provider Solutions and Trimble are working together to deliver ThingMagic powered passive RFID-based systems to hospitals. As part of the joint effort, Avery will leverage Trimble’s ThingMagic Mercury6 and Astra ultra-high frequency reader platforms to improve key processes for increased patient safety and satisfaction and reduce costs. The passive technology is scalable […]

Officials in southwest Texas wanted to issue physicians a credential that they could use at emergency scenes to validate their identities. “We were going to issue a disaster card,” says Eric Epley, executive director at the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC). “When a disaster happens your hospital might be cordoned off and we want […]

VeriTeQ announced its plans to offer the FDA-cleared VeriChip microchip, a rice grain-sized passive RFID microchip, for the identification of breast implants and other medical devices. The company is already working to identify medical devices, such as vascular ports, for the proper identification of the port and medication dosing requirements through an existing contract with […]

British Columbia is moving forward with plans to upgrade its CareCard program. According to The Vancouver Sun, the new card will provide access to a variety of regional services including electronic health records, driver license and school registration for children. The local government plans to sign a $20 million, six year deal with Toronto-based SecureKey […]

The Basque National Health System has launched a neonatal security system designed to monitor and protect new-born infants using RFID technology. When a pregnant woman is admitted to hospital, she is provided a tag with a unique identification which can be read in all the maternity zones. When the baby is born, an RFID tag […]