Here's an example of why fingerprint recognition does not make for very good biometrics.
Prison officers have been forced to abandon a new security system and
return to the use of keys after the cutting-edge technology repeatedly
failed.
The system, which is thought to have cost over £3 million, used
fingerprint recognition to activate the locking system at the
high-security Glenochil […]
Three profs from UPMC have published a paper (full text) that surveyed the impact of an eICU installation in two ICUs between 1999 and 2001.
Hospital mortality for ICU patients was
lower during the period of remote ICU care (9.4% vs. 12.9%; relative
risk, 0.73; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.55–0.95), and ICU length of
stay was shorter (3.63 days […]
The “other” wireless infrastructure company, MobileAccess, has named Reuben Mezrich MD, PhD to their advisory board (press release).
Dr Mezrich is presently the chair or Radiology at University of
Maryland School of Medicine. Peviously, Dr Mezrich was at Harvard where
he served as Associate Director of the Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology (CIMIT) at MIT. […]
BJC HealthCare selected SIS
for the surgery departments at Christian Hospital Northeast, Missouri
Baptist Medical Center and Progress West Healthcare Center. Key
benefits to be delivered by the OR workflow software mentioned in the
press release are operational efficiency, patient safety, quality of
care and financial outcomes.
VeriChip Corp. annouced that in the month of September, 49 more hosptials agreed to adopt the VeriMed System
for patient identication. Management attributes this surge on product
demos done at the American College of Emergency Physicians' show that
ran from September 26 to the 29th. In more than 20 years, I've not seen
a show result in a surge […]
AMI Semiconductor released
a reference design
for a DSP-based electronic stethoscope today. The advantages offered
by this technology includes improved clarity, amplification, and the
ability to store and play back multiple samples. Vendors like
3M/Littmann, Welch Allyn and others may find this reference design of
interest.
After a quick scan of the
technical info
behind the reference design, we find the following features:
DSP […]
