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Australian dementia patients could soon be issued with tracking wristbands to monitor their movements if they go missing from aged care facilities.
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.
The pharmaceutical industry is set to boost its use of radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology over the next 18 months, according to research group Meta. The move is being driven by the potential cost savings, the analysts said.
The European Commission may have decided against imposing new rules on radio frequency identification tags for now, but a top official warned on Monday that regulations are likely if future uses of the technology don't protect fundamental privacy rights.
In the future, your hospital room will be online, and so will your gastric system.
The United States moves forward with a plan to put RFID chips and biometric data in passports by early next year.
Near Field Communication could take RFID out of the logistics chain and into film and music posters, and a UK vendor is now backing the emerging technology with a new reader.
In 10 years almost everything will be tagged, say the experts. So what are these little chips that are soon to be so pervasive, and how will they take over your business?
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.
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.
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