[LINK] VeriChip RFID Based Patient Identificaiton System

[Geoffrey Ramadan]

Howard Lowndes wrote:
> I'm sorry, but I have a fundamental objection to human beings being 
> implanted with RFID or any other form of unique non-erasable 
> identification such as the tattoos that the Nazis used on the Jews.
What about
- fingerprints
- facial biometrics
- Iris biometrics
- Blood arteries (in hand)
- Ear biometrics
These are all forms of  "unique non-erasable identification".

At least a RFID implant would be removable.

Geoffrey Ramadan

>
> I will wait until a more intelligent life form arrives on Earth and 
> then they can handle homo sapiens as we now handle dogs, cats, and 
> other livestock.
>
> Geoff Ramadan wrote:
>> Timely release.
>>
>> VeriChip expanding their RFID system for Healthcare "Patient 
>> Identification Systems".
>>
>> Note the RFID chip is an implant.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Geoffrey Ramadan, B.E.(Elec)
>> Chairman, Automatic Data Capture Australia (www.adca.com.au)
>> and
>> Managing Director, Unique Micro Design (www.umd.com.au)
>>
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>> http://www.verichipcorp.com/news/1179755859
>>
>> VeriChip Adds 78 New Hospitals to Its Network at EDPMA Conference    
>> More than 600 hospitals have now agreed to participate in VeriMed 
>> network
>>
>> DELRAY BEACH, FL—May 21, 2007 -- VeriChip Corporation (NASDAQ: CHIP), 
>> a provider of RFID systems for healthcare and patient-related needs, 
>> announced today that 78 new hospitals agreed to participate in the 
>> VeriMed Patient Identification System network at the Emergency 
>> Department Practice Management Association’s (EDPMA) tenth annual 
>> conference in Las Vegas on May 16-18. More than 600 hospitals have 
>> now agreed to participate in the VeriMed network.
>>
>> Scott R. Silverman, Chairman and CEO of VeriChip, commented, “We are 
>> very pleased with the continued acceptance of the VeriMed Patient 
>> Identification system by hospital emergency departments as they 
>> recognize the value it provides in improving patient care. VeriMed’s 
>> footprint continues to grow in regions throughout the U.S. and we 
>> expect to enroll additional hospitals during the remainder of this 
>> year, with a goal of 800 hospitals in our network by year-end.”
>>
>> The VeriMed Patient Identification System, which consists of a 
>> hand-held radio frequency identification (RFID) scanner, an 
>> implantable RFID microchip, and a secure patient database, is being 
>> used to help rapidly identify and provide access to important health 
>> information on participating patients.
>>
>> The new healthcare facilities agreed to use the VeriMed reader as 
>> standard protocol to scan patients that arrive in emergency rooms 
>> unconscious, delirious or confused. The Company continues to provide 
>> readers to hospitals and other healthcare facilities at no charge as 
>> part of its efforts to "seed" the infrastructure for the VeriMed 
>> patient identification system.
>>
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