BIO-key(R) Biometric Identification Solution Deployed by McKesson

October 8, 2008 Filed Under: Health care

BIO-key International, Inc., a leader in finger-based biometric identification and wireless public safety solutions, today announced that McKesson Provider Technologies is deploying BIO-key’s WEB-key® biometric identification technology to enhance the security and convenience of access to medication dispensing cabinets.
McKesson will incorporate BIO-key’s award-winning WEB-key technology into the AcuDose-Rx® system to authenticate the identity of users [...]

DSM invests in intelligent medication packaging

September 26, 2008 Filed Under: Health care, Nursing Information

DSM Venturing, the corporate venturing unit of Royal DSM N.V., today announces that it has made an equity investment in The Compliers Group International B.V. (TCG). The Netherlands-based company focuses on the development of smart pharmaceutical packaging solutions that contain microchips which enable the monitoring of a patient’s therapy compliance. Financial details of the investment [...]

CHS operates rehabilitation hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory surgery centers, home health agencies, radiation therapy centers and physical therapy facilities.

August 11, 2008 Filed Under: Nursing Information

Ascom (US) Inc., a leading provider of on-site wireless communications solutions, is pleased to announce that it has been selected as the VoWiFi wireless handset and messaging middleware vendor of choice for Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS), the third largest public healthcare system in the United States. CHS and its flagship hospital, Carolinas Medical Center, are [...]