Ingersoll Rand announced the debut of its new HandPunch GT-400 time and attendance terminal that lets employees clock in with the same card used to enter their building facilities. The MTR-G embedded reader module provides compatibility with aptiQ smart credentials, which provides advanced MIFARE Classic and MIFARE DESFire EV1 encryption, to provide improved security. It […]

LifeMed ID announced the launch of the SecureReg product at HIMSS 2013 in New Orleans. SecureReg delivers patient identity, patient workflow, health IT interoperability and continuity of care for health care providers. LifeMed ID’s platform is designed to prevent duplicate medical records and overlays, connecting disparate health IT systems and enabling portability of patient records. […]

The Medical City (TMC), a tertiary care hospital in the Philippines, has deployed a location-enabled, real-time hand hygiene compliance tracking solution to ensure the safety of all its patients and staff members. The real-time hospital measurement system combines Excelion Technology’s Accreditrack software and CenTrak’s real-time location system to measure hand hygiene compliance while adhering to […]

RF IDeas Inc., a provider of in-building proximity and contactless smart card readers, along with six WaveID partners are showcasing identification and authentication solutions for health care organizations at HIMSS13 in New Orleans. RF IDeas offers products for the health care industry that is designed to enable customers to leverage the latest in secure identification. […]

PointRF, a developer of safety and security solutions for the health care industry, will debut its variable wetness sensing wireless SafeTSense diaper system at the HIMSS 2013 Annual Conference and Exhibition. PointRF Solutions’ wetness sensing diapers expand the SafeTSense product portfolio, which includes pressure-sensing bed, wheelchair, and floor pads that alert staff to emergencies, such […]

Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham has implemented the Versus Advantages asset tracking solution, where it is currently tracking approximately 3,000 mobile assets, including IV pumps, beds and stretchers across 760,000 square feet. The real-time locating system (RTLS) from Versus Technology Inc. includes two-way HL7 integration to Four Rivers Total Maintenance System (TMS), which helps Children’s […]

Precision Dynamics-St. John (PDC-St. John), a global provider in health care identification solutions, will roll out its latest innovations in automated patient identification at this year’s Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference and exhibition in New Orleans. The company’s RFID wristband systems are designed to help health care organizations meet mandated requirements of […]

LogiTag Systems, a provider of RFID based solutions for health care, announced that it will demonstrate the StockBox RFID inventory management system and Spacesaver’s FrameWRX storage system at the Healthcare Information and Management System Society’s (HIMSS) annual conference. StockBox, developed through collaboration between Spacesaver and LogiTag, is a materials management system, incorporating RFID technology to […]

Intelligent InSites, a provider of real-time solutions for the health care sector, has been selected to provide the enterprise-wide software solution for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) $543 million Real Time Location System (RTLS) contract. The five-year contract will provide 152 medical centers in the 21 Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) and seven Consolidated […]

Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) will be introducing biometric ID cards to its subscribers and piloting electronic claims processing, reports Graphic Online. The NHIS plans to issue the biometric ID cards to its subscribers upon registration. The e-claims processing pilots will start this year and will aim at creating greater efficiencies. The National Health […]