Health care is not only a hot political topic but also one of great interest in the identification industry. How patients and caregivers will be identified is a discussion taking place all over the country. Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin talks with Randy Vanderhoof executive director of the Smart Card Alliance, about the organization’s health […]

The first Identity as a Service (IaaS) Solution for health care from idOnDemand will be featured at the 2010 Annual Health care Information and Management Systems Society Conference & Exhibition on March 1-4. The exhibition is a gathering of health care and IT management systems in the world and is set to be held at […]

What’s the latest buzz on health care? The United States could be lagging behind other countries when addressing the digital future of the health care business. For the past decade, European and Asian countries with nationalized health care systems have used smart cards to identify patients and track their medical records, insurance information, prescriptions, and […]

Microsoft Corp. filed a patent that would enable an individual’s Xbox Live avatar to have a greater resemble to their real life physique, according to the El Paso Video Game Examiner. The system would gather information from a health ID smart card or other device to match the avatar to the real person. Microsoft hopes […]

CARTES and IDentification Congress 2009, featuring 1,500 delegates, 240 speakers and 20,000 visitors, will take place in Paris, Nov. 17 though Nov. 19 at the Paris-Nord Villepinte. The 24th edition of CARTES has also added four new areas in addition to the return of most of its normal standbys. Not to be overlooked, however, is […]

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has unveiled a health ID card through partnerships with EXTENSION Inc. and TrustBearer Labs. This system has been deployed at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City with the issuance of the first G&D patient health cards on April 1. EXTENSION Health Connect provides patient identification and information exchange. It […]

About 18,000 current and former students at Ohio State University have discovered that their names and Social Security numbers were inadvertently posted to a server that was accessible via the Internet. While no abuses have been reported, the school has offered those affected 12 months of free credit protection. Officials said the information was provided […]

The Indian government has chosen Evolis, a European-based card printer, to provide solutions for decentralized production and distribution of health ID cards. The Indian government has implemented a new health care access program for 60 million Indians living below the poverty line. This scheme provides families with health insurance values at $800 per year. The […]

SCM Microsystems Inc. announced that its eHealth200 BCS terminal has been approved by the Gematik – the German health care organization overseeing the implementation of Germany’s eHealth card program. Starting in October, SCM’s eHealth terminals will be available in significant volumes for general practitioners, pharmacists, hospitals and other health care providers for the start of […]

Hypercom Corp. announced that its medCompact healthcare terminal has received e-Health Basic Command Set approval from Gematik, the German health care organization. Starting next month, the device will be available in volumes as part of the introduction of the country’s new health card. Germany’s e-Health card program has a planned deployment of more than 80 […]