Saint Michael’s Medical Center in Newark, N.J., is using IBM’s real-time locating services, along with Sonitor Technologies’ infrastructure to track medical equipment and ensure compliance with patient safety regulations. The system will initially track more than 2,000 pieces of equipment including heart monitors, infusion pumps and ventilators using ultrasound receivers and tagging technology from Sonitor […]

The U.S. government is offering physicians and hospitals incentives to deploy electronic medical records. But there’s still the issue of how to properly identify patients in these systems and make sure their information is properly safeguarded. Dr. Robert Wah, chief medical officer and vice president of CSC’s North American Public Sector business unit, spoke with […]

LifeMed Card Inc., a supplier of smart card solutions for the domestic hospital market, announced that it has entered into a contract to supply its Patient Smart Card Software Platform to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, an 806-bed regional medical center in Sarasota, Fla. The LifeMed software uses smart cards, secure readers, and kiosks to streamline patient […]

Versus Technology was recently selected by Canyon Park Clinic, Pacific Medical Center for its clinic workflow automation solution. The solution is based on Versus’ real-time locating system, Versus Advantages. The Versus system collects data pertaining to the current location of patients and resources, and patient and room status updates. With this information the clinic staff […]

Dan DeBlasio, director of business development for identity and access management at HID Global, talks about the company’s risk-appropriate authentication product and how it works with HID’s logical access solutions. Corporations want to know what they can do with their existing badge without having to re-card, including adding logical access features as well. DeBlasio also […]

Japanese security and biometric technology developer Ayonix has introduced its new palm-vein scanner called PalmSecure. PalmSecure operates as a contactless biometric authentication device by utilizing near-infrared light to take a picture of the unique vein layout in an individual’s hand and subsequently authenticate their identity. The contactless, and consequent hygienic, aspect of it has Ayonix […]

There are a number of reasons strong identification is needed in health care. Making sure the correct electronic health record is connected to the correct patient would be the foremost but there’s also the growing crime of medical identity theft, according to a report released from the Smart Card Alliance. “Many authorities consider medical identity […]