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
Fall 2016 Regarding ID
10 Aug, 2010Texas health care system tracks patients, equipment via RFID
The Methodist Healthcare System in San Antonio, Texas has implemented an RFID-based asset tracking software in five of its hospitals, according to Health Data Management. The hospitals will use RadarFind to locate and monitor more than 15,000 pieces of medical equipment, including infusion pumps, compression devices and wheelchairs. The hospitals also have begun planning to […]
10 Aug, 2010Hospital taps DigitalPersona for security solution
DigitalPersona has announced it has been selected by Memorial Hospital of Union County in Ohio for a biometric solution to help it meet Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements for securing electronic forms of patient records. The solution chosen is the DigitalPersona Pro that will serve to authenticate the hospital’s more than 600 […]
10 Aug, 2010VA Pittsburgh deploys SmartSponge to prevent medical mistakes
ClearCount Medical Solutions announced that the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System will help prevent retained surgical sponge incidents with the use of its SmartSponge System. The FDA-cleared, SmartSponge System is part of ClearCount’s RFID-based platforms that enables organizations to both count and locate surgical sponges. The VA Pittsburgh hospital has implemented SmartSponge Systems into its full […]
05 Aug, 2010UTA security breach exposes 30,000 medical files
The University of Texas at Arlington was recently victimized by an outside computer attack, which resulted in unauthorized access to medical files belonging to nearly 30,000 faculty, staff and students, according to a local news report. UTA officials say that in their investigation they discovered that a Student Health Services file server had been comprised […]
28 Jul, 2010ASSA ABLOY details evolution of off-line locks
Bret Tobey, product manager for Intelligent Openings Business Development at ASSA ABLOY Americas, talks about a new set of locks he calls “near online.” These locks are similar to off-line locks of the past except they include some network components that remove some of the manual tasks associated with some older off-line locks. “Now we […]
19 Jul, 2010GE’s biometric prescription solution gets Ohio approval
GE Healthcare has announced its biometric solution for ePrescriptions has been approved by the Ohio Pharmacy Board, which oversees the only state requiring two-factor authentication for ePrescriptions. Moreover, GE expects that its solution, created in response to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) regulation for transitions to electronic prescriptions be allowed only after a closed system […]
16 Jul, 2010IdentiSys acquires Card Solutions
IdentiSys Inc. announced the acquisition of Card Solutions Corporation, located in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Founded in 1999, Card Solutions provides ID management, card issuance, and security solutions to the health care, education, casino, corporate, financial, emergency management, and government markets in South Florida.
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