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 […]

The Iraqi government has expressed interest in learning about India’s experience with its smart card program that provides health insurance benefits to the poor, reports The Hindu Business Line. The Iraq government is interested in moving from a universal public distribution system to a more targeted system. To that end, Iraq has requested that the […]

The December meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a […]

Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services, the state entity that aims to improve health care quality, cost, efficiency, and patient safety through electronic exchange of health information, announced an agreement with HT Systems to provide the PatientSecure biometric identification solution for health care providers in Michigan. The agreement means health care providers in Michigan will […]

SAG (Security Assembly Group) has released a disposable high frequency RFID wristband designed to meet short-time identification of attendees at such as special attractions, sports events, amusement parks, concerts, clubs, festivals and exhibitions and patients at hospitals. The new SAG Disposable Wristband (Reel Format) features the NXP MIFARE Ultralight chip with 384 bits of user […]

A wrist watch-like device developed by Cory Cornelius, a scientist at Dartmouth University, can determine a person’s “bioimpedance” that would enable medical devices to identify its wearer. The device measures the wearer’s unique response to a weak electrical signal, and when used in conjunction with medical devices like blood pressure cuffs could send patient information […]

Three U.S. Olympic teams will be carrying their health information and medical records on an ID card when they compete in the 2012 Olympic Games in London, reports Indiana Public Media. The U.S. diving, synchronized swimming and gymnastics teams will be using Merrillville, Ind.-based I-DENTI-FIED’s patent-pending health care identifier system that places medical records onto […]

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is considering implementing smart cards to “facilitate medical referral services” in Haiti. According to the government announcement, the smart card initiative hopes to reduce the duplication of patient records in an attempt to streamline the medical database. The smart cards – which plan to contain names, birth dates, […]

India’s Employee’s Security Insurance Corporation (ESIC) is launching a biometric card drive for industrial workers in Gurgaon and Manesar, reports The Times of India. The aim of the program is to have a central database of industrial employee medical histories, as many don’t possess the appropriate identification and insurance papers. The new system issues magnetic […]

The Nashville Medical Trade Center will soon showcase the use and adoption of RFID and real-time locating systems (RTLS) technologies in the health care, assisted living and nursing home industries. Market Center Management Company inked a deal with the RFID in Healthcare Consortium (RHCC) to develop this technology, integrating multiple companies’ products and services designed […]