RFID Update: RFID Cures Medical Record Access

MedicAlert, a provider of medical information services and personal health record management, has tapped RFID technology to streamline and facilitate access to personal health information. Teaming with chip manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices and Siemens IT Solutions and Services, MedicAlert will launch a pilot at California State University, Stanislaus on March 1st aimed at enhancing student access to their medical records.

The pilot will last 90 days and will involve 200 students. Each of the participating students will be issued an RFID card which stores a unique identification number. The ID number will be linked to their personal health records within the MedicAlert repository. Secure kiosks will be installed at the student health centers around campus. Upon entering a health center, a student merely passes the RFID card within range of the kiosk's reader to have his or her medical records promptly printed out.

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