Health care data is a sensitive and highly personal collection of information that requires strong protection. However, in order to derive true value from electronic health records, this information needs to be readily available to providers, facilities, and even patients and their families to positively impact care quality, accuracy and cost. The Smart Card Alliance […]

LifeNexus has plans during the HIMSS11 conference to introduce a new electronic health card designed to maintain an individual’s personal health record and provide payment card options all on the same card, according to HealthcareITNews.com. The company will give out 1,000 of these cards to attendees at the show, embedded with the company’s Individually Controller […]

LifeMed ID and the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in New York City have plans to issue medical smart cards to more than 110,000 patients to help enhance continuity of care throughout the New York City area. These smart cards will serve to protect patient identities and health care records, provide secure authentication for any access […]

PhoneFactor announced that its multi-factor authentication service has been integrated with Microsoft HealthVault, an online service designed to put consumers in control of their personal health information. HealthVault users can now benefit from an extra layer of security when signing into the service. When consumers sign into HealthVault, or one of the health and wellness […]

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute located of Boston has selected Versus Advantages real-time locating system from Versus Technology. Versus Advantages will be implemented for real-time location of patients, staff and equipment as well as work flow automation throughout the clinics Yawkey Center. Versus Advantages combines rules-based viewing, reporting and automation software with infrared locating and RFID badge […]

PositiveID Corp. announced that in conjunction with RFID Solutions of Malaga, Spain it has completed the development of its RFID enabled temperature-sensing microchip. The RFID powered microchip is able to measure internal temperatures within the body and then communicate that temperature wirelessly to an external reader. PositiveID plans to integrate the temperature-sensing with its Wireless […]

Butler Health System, Pa. has partnered with Intelligent InSites to improve operational workflow and patient care by implementing the InSites Enterprise Visibility Platform, the Ekahau real-time location system and the Vocera communication system. The newly deployed platform collects location data of both patients and equipment, as they move throughout the hospital, utilizing Wi-Fi-based location tags […]

RF Technologies has announced a distributor agreement with Universal Hospital Services, a provider of medical equipment management and service solutions, to present its Safe Place Infant and Pediatric Security Solution anti-abduction system to hospitals nationwide. The Safe Place Infant and Pediatric Security Solution protect infants and children within an assigned area of a hospital. A […]

PositiveID announced it has entered into an agreement with Siemens related to its Wireless Body platform, an integrated, internal and external, smart health care communication system that has the ability to deliver personalized medical solutions wirelessly. The license agreement grants PositiveID rights to utilize key intellectual property and Siemens’ patent titled “Method and System for […]

The Smart Card Alliance is urging the Department of Health and Human Services to have organizations that provide personal health records offer two-factor authenication to consumers so they can securely access the information. These strong authentication options, such as smart cards, tokens or one-time password devices, should be required in order to access information in […]