RegardingID Archive | Plug-and-Play Receivers Help Hospitals

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Andover, Mass., company Radianse, a pioneer in real-time location for hospital asset tracking, patient flow and clinical applications, has announced receivers will plug-and-play on hospital’s existing Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz) networks.

This will simplify and speed installation, without sacrificing location accuracy – guaranteed, says the company, based on the company’s continued use of its patented location software, active-RFID and the 433 MHz UHF band to calculate location.

To assure hospitals of interference-free operation, accurate room-level precision and support for patient tracking, throughput and clinical effectiveness applications, Radianse will continue to use its patented algorithms, active-RFID and the 433 MHz UHF band to calculate location.

Avery Dennison, Trimble delivers ThingMagic powered RFID systems for hospitals

Avery Dennison Healthcare Provider Solutions and Trimble are working together to deliver ThingMagic powered passive RFID-based systems to hospitals.

As part of the joint effort, Avery will leverage Trimble’s ThingMagic Mercury6 and Astra ultra-high frequency reader platforms to improve key processes for increased patient safety and satisfaction and reduce costs.

Echoworx opens up access to cloud-based encryption

Atlanta-based Echoworx, a credential management and managed encryption service provider, has opened up its Security Cloud to the industry at large, including MDMs, MEAPs, cloud services and other organization. By plugging into the cloud, they can enable PKI integration across multiple platforms and devices.

Alabama initiative uses RFID to track statewide hygiene compliance

Alabama hospitals and medical centers are taking the initiative to improve health quality compliance in a statewide deployment of Proventix’s RFID-enabled hand hygiene monitoring technology.

Unlocked Galaxy Nexus arrives in Google Play store

Google has begun selling unlocked Galaxy Nexus smart phones in the Google Play store, the company has announced via its Commerce Blog.

The $399 NFC-enabled smart phone will come preloaded with the Google Wallet mobile payments app and $10 of free credit to get users tapping and paying at a number of participating retailers nationwide.

OTI to deliver 30,000 NFC readers in the U.S.

On Track Innovations (OTI) has received an order for 30,000 of its NFC and contactless payment readers for deployment in the U.S.

OTI did not reveal who will receive the readers, but assured that the devices would be used to support the migration towards contactless payments and NFC in the U.S.

NIST publishes new protocol for wireless biometric acquisition

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed and published a new protocol for devices to capture biometric data wirelessly and securely using Web services.

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Plug-and-Play Receivers Help Hospitals