RF Technologies has announced a distributor agreement with Universal Hospital Services, a provider of medical equipment management and service solutions, to present its Safe Place Infant and Pediatric Security Solution anti-abduction system to hospitals nationwide. The Safe Place Infant and Pediatric Security Solution protect infants and children within an assigned area of a hospital. A […]

PositiveID announced it has entered into an agreement with Siemens related to its Wireless Body platform, an integrated, internal and external, smart health care communication system that has the ability to deliver personalized medical solutions wirelessly. The license agreement grants PositiveID rights to utilize key intellectual property and Siemens’ patent titled “Method and System for […]

Federal and state rules are starting to require more security for physicians that use electronic prescribing technology. The DEA wants prescribers to add a layer of authentication and Ohio has also mandated the additional factor. This could be an opportunity for biometrics in the health care market. “You can image doctors using biometrics to extract […]

The Smart Card Alliance is urging the Department of Health and Human Services to have organizations that provide personal health records offer two-factor authenication to consumers so they can securely access the information. These strong authentication options, such as smart cards, tokens or one-time password devices, should be required in order to access information in […]

AeroScout announced a new Wi-Fi RFID tag for tracking surgical equipment through its entire life cycle, even able to withstand the rigorous sterilization processes required for such equipment. The new AeroScout Autoclave Tag can withstand temperatures of 135° C (275° F) and pressures from vacuum up to 35 PSI experienced during cleaning and sterilization – […]

With looming legislation and constantly changing rules, logical access control in the health care market is at a standstill, according to David Stallsmith, director of product marketing for ColorID. Health care providers are leery of investing and then in six months or a year having to start over because their system does not meet new […]

Blaze Mobile has unveiled a new two-way contactless payment sticker that enables information to be transferred in real-time between the sticker and a mobile device without the use of a carrier network or WIFI. The sticker, which can be used on any mobile device, offers users real-time account information whether in a store, subway, transit […]

Ekahau announced that Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo Octavio Frias de Oliveira (ICESP), a public cancer treatment center in Latin America, is now utilizing its technology as a means tracking hospital staff in real-time. At ICESP, when a patient code occurs nearby staff members are alerted on their Ekahau T301BD badge tag. […]

ODIN announced the acquisition of Reva Systems, a RFID software supplier to organizations including Boeing, Disney Cancer Center, Procure, Sony, HP, Metro and the Universal Postal Union. Reva’s Tag Acquisition Processor (TAP) software will be added to ODIN’s RFID portfolio and will be rebranded EasyTAP to compliment its existing solutions that include EasyEdge, EasyMonitor, EasyArms, […]

Mission Hospital located in Mission Viejo, California has chosen CenTrak, Inc. to install its real-time locating system to enhance asset management and equipment distribution services. The Orange County hospital had roughly 1,400 pieces of movable medical equipment tagged, eliminating equipment loss/theft while decreasing time spent searching for and cleaning equipment. Integrated into the CenTrak infrastructure […]