A student from the University of Dundee, UK has developed a way to help people with hidden medical conditions remain safe and stylish with some help from RFID technology, reports TMCnet. Emergency Medical Aid (EMA) jewelry is designed to help paramedics dealing with stricken patients – asthma, allergies, diabetes, epilepsy and other conditions – to […]

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 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 […]

SCM Microsystems has received its first order for 10,000 eHealth terminals for the relaunch of the electronic health card program in Germany. SCM has begun shipping both its eHealth200 desktop and eHealth500 mobile health card terminals for the program, which involves the deployment of more than 80 million electronic health insurance cards to German citizens. […]

State legislators in New York have proposed a biometric system that would help verify a patient’s identity if they are using Medicaid in an effort to curb the fraud that has resulted in $5 billion annually lost in the state, according to a WNYT News Channel 13 article. The proposed legislation would require users of […]

Operation Asha, a non-government organization in India that monitors Tuberculosis in Indian cities, has been relying on biometrics to keep track of who has been infected in an effort to eradicate the disease completely, according to a Times of India article. Due to their efforts, Operation Asha has been named one of the thirty social […]

During a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services budget hearing, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) questioned Sec. Kathleen Sebelius about upgrading the Medicare ID card to help prevent fraud and waste. The HHS budget requests $580 million fraud prevention, Kirk said during the hearing. He added that one thing that could be done is […]

The Georgia State Senate has approved a bill that would require senior citizens in the state to acquire a biometric ID card to access Medicaid for health care, according to a WSBTV article. The new bill, which passed on a 34-21 margin, stipulates the use of fingerprint biometrics for each of the ID cards. The […]

MedAssets, a health care financial management company, has partnered with HT Systems, a developer of health care technology, to jointly market HT Systems’ PatientSecure biometric-based patient identity management system. PatientSecure works as a vascular scanner authenticating patients identities at the point of care by scanning the unique vein pattern in the palm of his hand […]

On Track Innovations has received an additional order for 100,000 MediSmart health care biometric ID cards from Kenya’s Smart Applications International (SMART). According to OTI, the MediSmart solution includes biometric cards, readers and related software that are seamlessly integrated with hospital management systems. MediSmart cards provide holders with complete medical history, biometric identification (photo and […]