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NewsALSO NOTED: Google Health launch set for early '08; Free EMRs for Vermont MDs; and much more...
> Google has announced that it will launch its Google Health initiative in early 2008. Article > Read more...
Group studies RFID implants for dialysis
To date, most of the attention given to RFID implants has focused on blood glucose monitoring. Now, a non-profit serving dialysis patients is looking at ways to use implants as well. Working with Read more...
FL law would ban chip implants without consentIdeally, patients will only have RFID chips implanted in them if they're on board with the idea. However, a Florida state Senator fears that if protections aren't put into place, patients could have such chips implanted against their will. To make sure this doesn't happen, Senator Bill Posey (R) has filed a bill that would prohibit chip implantation without prior approval. The bill, which some Florida legislators consider a bit, well, paranoid, has nonetheless won approval from the state … Read more...RFID chip reads blood glucose levelsHere at FierceHealthIT, we're hearing more about diabetes monitoring technology improvements every week. This time, we were intrigued to learn about a just-patented RFID chip that can be injected into diabetes patients to measure blood glucose levels. It should be a while before the chip hits the market, though, as the vendor still hasn't obtained its international patent … Read more...ALSO NOTED: Vendor snags Medicare contract; Software reads MD handwriting; and much more...> As most readers know, Medicare is considering making some major changes to the DRG system. This overhaul, which could slash payments by 20 to 30 percent in some cases, hinges on the use of a piece of proprietary software from 3M Health Systems, which assigns patients to DRGs based on a variety of characteristics. As part of the hullabaloo, a A 3M competitor is complaining that there was no competitive bidding for the project. The 3M guys say they simply know the most … Read more...RFID comes of ageRadio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is either the most amazing thing to grace healthcare in decades or a civil liberties nightmare waiting to explode. Kinda depends on who you ask. RFID fans will cheer a report from hospitals showing how they are cutting down on equipment theft using the technology that allows for "track and trace" of anything from a bottle of pills to a giant medical device. And RFID has already made it inside, so to speak, the human body. Florida-based … Read more... |
