RFID helps prevent wrong-site surgery and other medical mishaps By Marisa Torrieri A patient needs a new knee. A nurse marks a big “X” on his right knee. Think “X” marks the spot? Sometimes surgeons don’t and they operate on the wrong knee. At best, wrong-site surgeries like these turn into a multi million-dollar lawsuit. […]

Using hand readers that automatically take a three-dimensional reading of the hand’s size and shape, Birmingham, Ala.’s schools will be using 159 of them at 61 school districts sites to track time and attendance for the schools’ employees. So far, 133 of the readers have been installed with the goal to have at least two […]

FDA-approved SurgiChip™ supports JCAHO National Patient Safety Goals by helping to eliminate wrong-site, wrong-patient, wrong-procedure surgeries AMTSystems announced today several new pilot programs for SurgiChip™ – the market’s first FDA-approved RFID verification system to help prevent wrong-patient, wrong-procedure and wrong-site surgeries. “With The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) reporting five to eight […]

By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications RFID will help restaurants kick their service up a notch, restaurant industry technology experts said in May, during the National Restaurant Association’s annual convention at McCormick Place convention center in Chicago. Industry watchers seem confident that demand for better customer service will drive the public’s acceptance of tags […]

The Spartan Shield, which uses a biometric pattern of hand veins as the distinguishing identification characteristic, was unveiled recently by Internal Biometrics Corp., Tuscon, Ariz., during the International Security Conference in Las Vegas. Nev. New vein pattern recognition (VPR) biometric security device debuts Las Vegas, Nev – Internal Biometrics Corporation (www. InternalBiometrics. com) of Tucson, […]

An Internet-based ID-verification and credentialing card management system using electronic and biometric technologies that will eventually badge 20,000 longshoremen, truck drivers, and other employees and visitors, has been deployed at Belgium’s Port of Antwerp by Ingersoll-Rand Maritime Solutions. Records and Verifies Identities of Up to 20,000 Personnel Forestville, CT–Ingersoll-Rand Maritime Solutions, a business group of […]

A Calgary, Alberta, Canada company has offered up new technology that will allow smartphones and personal digital assistants to serve as RFID readers/writers. The new card will also offer Near Field Communication (NFC) compatibility. It is, the company claims, the first RFID reader/writer SD (secure digital) card in the industry According to Wireless Dynamics‘ March […]

As a pioneer and market leader in large-scale biometric systems and Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS), SAGEM Morpho is helping to migrate the technology from law enforcement to other market sectors. The company, based in Tacoma, Washington, has deployed numerous law enforcement systems including the heralded Federal Bureau of Investigation AFIS. It is also for […]

Oki Electric Industry announced it has launched ATM-BankIT, a new automated teller machine (ATM) for financial institutions with enhanced security functions, improved reliability and usability features, and can reduce operation costs. The new ATM can also quickly respond to a variety of new services based on mobile phones and contact-free IC cards, which help financial […]

Recognition Systems’ new biometric hand geometry reader is a lower cost unit designed specifically for small business time and attendance applications. The HandPunch 50E is designed for up to 50 employees and uses PINs but no cards to keep the cost and complexity to a minimum. Recognition Systems Introduces New, Low-Cost HandPunch 50E Time & […]