Awarepoint announced that it will integrate its real-time location (RTLS) system for health care environments with Meditech’s electronic health record (EHR). The effort aims to improve throughput and patient safety in hospital emergency departments (ED). The 210-bed Monongahela Valley Hospital, Pa., is one of the first hospitals in the country to implement the EHR-RLTS combination. […]

BIO-key International has announced that it will be presenting its fingerprint-based solution designed for use by blood centers at the American Association of Blood Banks Annual Meeting & CTTXPO 2011 Oct. 22 – 25th in San Diego, Calif. Among their products the company is showcasing is TruDonor ID software, which is designed to meet FDA […]

Continua Health Alliance, an industry organization of health care and technology companies, is teaming up with the NFC Forum to expand NFC connectivity technology in the health IT industry. The agreement between the organizations will see the creation of personal connected health products and services that provide patients, caregivers and health care providers simpler and […]

British Columbia is making plans to replace its CareCard with a new smart card that will hold various types of data, reports the Burns Lake District News. Announced in May, the new card will replace the old CareCard because there are twice as many cards in circulation as there are residents eligible for the Medical […]

PositiveID announced that it has received an order for its VeriChip microchip to be used for disaster preparedness and emergency management by the Israeli Military. The VeriChip microchip was cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2004 for patient identification. The company’s integration partner intends to provide the microchips to the Israel Defense […]

Merchant360, Health Portal Solutions, and CliniCard have teamed up to create a patient identification and payments system using NFC technology. Dubbed PatientID+, the solution enables health care providers to quickly perform identity verification, eligibility screening, and payment at intake by simply swiping the patient’s information from their PatientID+ NFC card or NFC-enabled phone. The patient […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the fall 2011 issue of Regarding ID. The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front […]