Trimble announced XECAN has integrated the ThingMagic Astra ultra-high frequency reader into its RFID oncology solution, which was also just recently deployed at Jordan Hospital in Plymouth, Mass. With the integrated ThingMagic Astra reader installed the oncology solution automates patient queuing, along with the opening of patient charts and treatment plans, in addition to accessory […]

IMS Research has released a new report predicting that global contactless smart card shipments will increase from 950 million in 2010 to 3.5 billion in 2016. According to “The World Market for Smart Cards and Smart Card ICs – 2011 Edition,” contactless bank cards will drive most of the growth – primarily from the People’s […]

In a response to increased health care identity theft, Verizon is enhancing its health care identity services with new standards for accessing electronic health records and health information exchanges, along with credentials for electronic prescribing. Verizon’s Universal Identity Services-Health card product, a cloud-based system provided by its Terremark IT services delivery subsidiary, has added capabilities […]

DigitalPersona has announced that Children’s Clinics for Rehabilitative Services has chosen its Pro software and U.are.U Fingerprint Readers to protect its new electronic health records (EHR) system. With more than 25 specialty clinics, primary care and therapy services, Children’s Clinics offers Southern Arizona’s families a range of health care services. The organization was transitioning to […]

The Smart Card Alliance is hosting a webinar entitled, Smart Health ID Cards: Addressing Challenges with Patient Identity Management and Authentication. Accurately identifying and authenticating patients are a problem for hospitals, other health care providers and health care payers that impact administrative efficiency, revenue collection, legislative compliance and patient quality of care. This webinar will […]

Patient identity software company LifeMed ID and PETLinQ, a education and software company that targets the general multi-modality outpatient radiology and PET center market, have partnered for patient identification and authentication. PETLinQ is instating LifeMed ID’s SecureReg software to its customer base in the U.S. This card registration product identifies and authenticates patients every time […]

The International Organization for Standards (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) have put out a new international standard to ensure security of biometric data processed online, according to a Manufacturing.Net article. The new standard, called ISO/IEC 24745, was created out of a concern for the increasing use of biometric technologies for online authentication in […]

Asahi Kasei, a Japan-based chemical and tech company, has developed a tiny contactless health care device that allows paramedics and ER doctors to access a patient’s health records in seconds, according to Techcrunch.com. Operating on Japan’s FeliCa contactless RFID system, the 3x3cm token makes it possible for first responders to access important health information, such […]

Zebra Technologies has chosen QNX Software Systems and its QNX Neutrino Realtime Operating System as the standard software platform for Zebra’s portfolio of prints. The first Zebra product line set to feature the QNX Neutrino RTOS is the new QLn mobile print series designed for the retail and health care industries. It features a variety […]

BIO-key International has announced that it has deployed a fingerprint-based solution for Summa Health System, an Ohio-based integrated health care delivery system that includes hospitals, health centers, health plans and a physician-hospital organization. The new solution, which complies with the Ohio Pharmacy Board two-factor authentication requirements, is replacing an older system that utilized hardware and […]