A very early adopter, one health care system is integrating Ultra-Scan’s fingerprint identification technology to ease its patient care, IT, administrative and compliance burdens.
As health information technology started to become a national political imperative, the company’s have began realizing that its fingerprint-scanning technology could help with the complex issue of positive patient identification.

The first rollout… Read more >>

RFID to improve patient safety and hospital savings.
Imagine the hospital of the future where unnecessary expenses will be cut and more patient lives will be saved. Say goodbye to the inefficiencies of the old hospital and welcome the new, highly cost-effective system of asset and personnel tracking, patient care, and billing, the keystone of which… Read more >>

Upgrading Jackson Hospital’s entire security system — which included the installation of a new access control system and integration with a digital video system — has already saved money, property loss and lives.
Founded in 1946, Jackson Hospital and Clinic, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization providing central Alabama with quality, cost-effective health services. With nearly 400… Read more >>

When you put a loved one in a nursing home you expect them to be provided with the proper care, but this is not always the case. Keeping a close eye on our loved ones and their care givers is very smart, when you can’t physically be there a good security camera system can help… Read more >>

For more than 140 years, The Albert Einstein Healthcare Network (AEHN) has provided impeccable medical care to the greater Philadelphia area and has earned a reputation for quality, excellence and leadership in the healthcare field. To better serve the communities of greater Philadelphia, the network split from Jefferson Health System, Philadelphia’s largest healthcare system, to… Read more >>

RFID which stands for Radio Frequency Identification technology is starting to be used in a big way in the healthcare sector. In hospitals located in a remote location or in situations where the hospital staff and patients are exposed to potentially threatening situations, RFID tracking can be used.

University Hospital in Innsbruck has installed two RFID-based… Read more >>

Delta council has no plan to allow Fraser Health to implement pay parking at Delta Hospital.
Representatives from the health region recently made a presentation on the issue to civic politicians at municipal hall.
Community planning director Tom Leathem said FHA representatives tried to make their case to have pay parking at the hospital, noting every other… Read more >>

Thomas L. Norman, CPP, of Engineered Automation Systems Inc., Santa Ana, Calif., says hospital security is a unique challenge. Consider the variety of people who make up the typical hospital environment – patients, staff, vendors, physicians, visitors and even their enemies. Consider the place – many different rooms and spaces, high-value equipment, accessibility to drugs,… Read more >>

Did you know that having  security camera systems protecting your home can put off burglars? Many people just do not realize how much security systems can help to protect their family.
You need to learn all you can about home security and about the systems that are available. With so many of them available you have… Read more >>

President Obama’s plan to digitize all health care records by 2014 more of a reality, but health care organizations are currently unprepared to manage the security risks of such a move, according to Deloitte’s 2009 Global Security Study for health care and life sciences organizations.
“Whether it is because the industry is behind in implementing important foundational… Read more >>