Brisbane-based hospital group Mater Health Services has flagged a wide-ranging upgrade of its internal network as it standardises on kit from vendor Cisco Systems.
The percentage of worldwide radio frequency identification (RFID) projects concerning tagging people has increased from eight percent to 11 percent over the last year, according to new research -- with the healthcare sector set to see the benefits.
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags can survive factories, warehouses and supermarkets, but how would they cope with an old-fashioned pressing with a steam iron?
VeriChip, the company that makes radio frequency identification -- RFID -- tags for humans, has moved one step closer to getting its technology into hospitals.
Privacy advocates are outraged at the US Food and Drug Administrations' approval of using RFID chips inside humans for medical purposes.
Dr John Halamka, the CIO of Harvard Medical School, is an early adopter of RFID technology -- he's got a chip implanted in his arm. These tags can keep track of personal medical records, as well as hospital equipment. Halamka talks with ZDNet.com editor in chief Dan Farber about recent advances in patient care, and electronic prescriptions.
Tim Harvey, CIO of Hilton Hotels, tells of technologies that will turn hotel rooms into "homes away from home".
Soon, something that looks like a Band-Aid could e-mail your blood pressure and more to your doctor.
Retail powerhouses such as Wal-Mart gather in the United States to push development of controversial tagging technology.
In the future, your hospital room will be online, and so will your gastric system.
Faced with an increasing number of wireless technologies and standards, planning a long-term networking strategy is a daunting prospect.
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