VeriChip Corporation, a provider of RFID health care systems, announced that it is re-launching its VeriMed Health Link electronic health records (EHR) system. VeriChip hopes to capitalize on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which authorized $23 billion in stimulus funds for health care information technology, with an emphasis on the implementation and […]

According to a report on nextgov.com, the National Naval Medical Center, the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center and the Suburban Hospital in Washington D.C. are currently considering implementing an RFID system for tracking and recovering patients in the event of a disaster. The National Library of Medicine, which recently filed a Sources Sought Notice […]

PresCare, an Australian aged-care service provider, has built a $30 million facility in Queensland that uses RFID technology to assist staff members in their care of the elderly. The facility, known as Vela, features an RFID system used to track the real-time position of their residents within a 3-meter proximity. This is to avoid a […]

The American Hospital Association, through its subsidiary AHA Solutions Inc., has announced its endorsement of EXTENSION HealthID. HealthID is a smart card that holds individual patient data for use by the hospitals to improve the care experience. The AHA’s endorsement of HealthID comes at a time when maintaining and accessing accurate patient information is becoming […]

According to a report on healthcommentary.org, a future preventative approach to health-care dubbed “home-centered health care” will involve the use of RFID technology to monitor patients from their homes. The report argues that the current health-care system, which is based on intervention rather than prevention, cannot possibly be maintained with the population aging as rapidly […]

By Pamela D. Mitroff, Director of Public Relations and Communications, Secure Services Corp. Smart cards, available since the 1970s, contain a computer chip embedded on the card, making them a mini-computer. Because of this computing power, they are considered the “gold standard” for secure data exchange. Smart cards can be programmed with a multitude of […]

Engineering students at Central Michigan University have developed a new RFID-enabled Smart Cane to help blind students move more freely on campus. The Smart Cane is equipped with an ultra sonic sensor that works together with a miniature navigation system contained within a shoulder bag worn by the user. The navigation system receives information from […]