The state of Utah may tweak its Baby Your Baby program to avoid complications with the Social Security Administration. Apparently the numbers are nine digits just like Social Security numbers and are causing confusion in the state. The program is paid for by Medicare and provides benefits to expectant mothers by providing two months of […]

The Smart Card Alliance honored its Industry Councils during the 2011 Smart Card Alliance Annual Conference, giving thanks for their contributions to the smart card industry. The SCA Industry Council contributes through collaborative work on white papers, best practices, webinars, conferences and more. For their work, notably on the white paper “Getting to Meaningful Use […]

RF IDeas unveiled its full line of proximity and contactless readers and devices, all HIPAA compliant and designed to keep health care organizations on top of their compliance requirements. pcProx Enroll enables users to use their existing building access card for other forms of identification and security throughout their workplace, either embedded in a keyboard […]

BIO-key International has announced that it will be demonstrating its Tru-Donor ID Solution at the annual meeting of South Central Association Blood Banks in Las Vegas. Tru-Donor ID is a solution setup to identify blood donors regardless of venue utilizing fingerprint biometrics-enabled mobile devices such as smart phones. Bio-key is already involved in supporting operations […]

The health care industry has reached a defining point for building a solid identity management infrastructure, and for meaningful use of electronic health records, the Smart Card Alliance Healthcare Council said. The Healthcare Council in 2011 plans to continue providing guidance and educational materials on strong authentication and smart card technology for health care professional […]

Awarepoint announced the acquisition of Patient Care Technology Systems. Providing an enterprise real-time solution, the united companies bring together Awarepoint’s ZigBee based technology with PCTS’s workflow software platform and clinical applications. The merger will bring enhanced interoperable solutions that enable the exchange of RTLS-generated data with health information exchange, electronic health records, clinical decision support […]

The Central Illinois Health System has implemented two iRISupply Mobile Cart solutions from the RFID and automation technologies provider, Mobile Aspects. iRISupply Mobile Cart is a portable RFID enabled extension of Mobile Aspects core product iRISupply. With iRISupply, clinicians and operating room staff are provided secured product storage, automated workflows for product tracking and data […]

GuardRFID announced that it has completed development of its 433MHz active RFID staff tag – designed to enable real-time location, safety and security applications in health care, enterprise security, and industrial environments. The GaurdRFID ST-series tag family enables duress call systems in hospitals and staff location including detection of direction of travel of staff in […]

ODIN has released EasySpecimen – a health care, RFID-based solution recently designed to automate tracking and data entry for medical center pathology labs. Mayo Clinic, a nonprofit provider in medical care, research and education, has selected ODIN as its RFID software collaborator to replace and upgrade its legacy RFID system and commercialize the patented technology. […]

Tifton, Ga.-based Tift Regional Medical Center has implemented AeroScout’s RTLS-based temperature monitoring and asset tracking and management solution. With the AeroScout solution, Tift is leveraging its existing wireless infrastructure to track and manage critical medical equipment and wirelessly monitor temperatures in its refrigerators and freezers. The staff at Tift implemented AeroScout’s asset tracking and management […]