ClearCount Medical Solutions, a Pittsburgh-based provider of patient safety products for the operating room, has closed its $5 million series B financing round. The company intends to use the funds to further research and development of its RFID-based solutions for operating rooms. ClearCount has already developed the first FDA-cleared sponge counting and detection solution. The […]

SmartMetric, a developer of portable biometric solutions, has announced that its biometric activated data card can now be used to contain full medical history and health records on the individual. The card, called the SmartMetric Data Card, is a standard sized card that has the capability of holding multiple pages of data as well as […]

SimplexGrinnell and GuardRFID have executed a distribution agreement that formally provides SimplexGrinnell access to GuardRFID’s products and solutions. This new relationship will allow SimplexGrinnell to expand offerings to its health care customers. It will enable them to offer features such as GuardRFID’s TotGaurd system, and the wander prevention and asset locating systems to more healthcare […]

The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace report has been released and the group is calling for definition and promotion of an “Identity Ecosystem.” “The Identity Ecosystem is an online environment where individuals, organizations, services, and devices can trust each other because authoritative sources establish and authenticate their digital identities,” the report states. This […]

An e-health smart card is in the works and scheduled to be implemented in Australia by Victoria’s Department of Health. The card, HealthSMART, is meant to monitor and secure access to Victorian public health sector applications with two factor authentication technology. The system will consist of a smart card management system including card printers, contact […]

A British scientist has implanted an RFID chip within himself that contains a computer virus; one which is reportedly able to infect RFID readers and even spread to RFID chips, according to a report from The H Security. With the chip implanted in his finger, Dr. Mark Gasson has launched several tests to highlight the […]

Due to recent pushes for electronic health records, patient privacy concerns and fraud reductions in health care, biometrics are becoming increasingly important in the industry, according to a Healthcare Technology Online article. Among the many modes of biometrics available fro use in health care, vascular biometrics seems to be the most viable option for many […]

Members of the Stow Fire Department in Ohio are praising the effect their enrollment in MyChoice, a Web-based service that allows medical personnel access to patient records when patients submit a biometric sample, is having on the emergency medical service personnel’s ability to effectively do their job when called to an emergency, according to an […]

SevenHills Hospital of Mumbai, India has chosen Ruckus Wireless’ automated real time data collection system to reduce errors and instantly capture patient information. The hospital will use wireless handheld devices and patient wrist bands employing RFID technology to make it possible to track the location and status of patients throughout the hospital’s 17 acre campus. […]

Registration is now open for two RFID Health Care conferences, which is focused on helping health-care providers understand how technology can help improve hospital efficiencies and cut costs. Each of the one-day events will feature end user presentations with objective case studies exploring the different types of RFID technology and how they can optimize hospital […]