Comments on: RFID Chips – Good for health care, but potentially dangerous? http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/rfid-chips-good-for-health-care-but-potentially-dangerous-647/ Sports News - Tech Reviews - Entertainment - Life Tips for EveryJoe Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:59:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: healthpolicymaven http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/rfid-chips-good-for-health-care-but-potentially-dangerous-647/comment-page-1/#comment-329993 healthpolicymaven Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:10:07 +0000 http://www.healthcareinsiders.com/rfid-chips-good-for-health-care-but-potentially-dangerous/#comment-329993 It is all too easy to use patients to advance "scientific studies", but the ramifications of missused privilege and private data is not addressed until the damage is done. One wonders how this tool would inhibit compliance with the HIPPA privacy mandates. Abscent good policy and adherence to protections, this is a slippery slope. It is all too easy to use patients to advance “scientific studies”, but the ramifications of missused privilege and private data is not addressed until the damage is done. One wonders how this tool would inhibit compliance with the HIPPA privacy mandates. Abscent good policy and adherence to protections, this is a slippery slope.

]]> By: tony http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/rfid-chips-good-for-health-care-but-potentially-dangerous-647/comment-page-1/#comment-329992 tony Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:01:02 +0000 http://www.healthcareinsiders.com/rfid-chips-good-for-health-care-but-potentially-dangerous/#comment-329992 Where is the FDA on these guys? Where was EMI testing for sponge systems using RFID??? They have no published testing data!! Patient safety has no easy button! Where is the FDA on these guys? Where was EMI testing for sponge systems using RFID??? They have no published testing data!! Patient safety has no easy button!

]]> By: Jen http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/rfid-chips-good-for-health-care-but-potentially-dangerous-647/comment-page-1/#comment-329991 Jen Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:41:51 +0000 http://www.healthcareinsiders.com/rfid-chips-good-for-health-care-but-potentially-dangerous/#comment-329991 Thanks -- I made a new post about this. Check it out! Thanks — I made a new post about this. Check it out!

]]> By: follow the money http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/rfid-chips-good-for-health-care-but-potentially-dangerous-647/comment-page-1/#comment-329990 follow the money Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:30:40 +0000 http://www.healthcareinsiders.com/rfid-chips-good-for-health-care-but-potentially-dangerous/#comment-329990 this appears to be waiting for a good reporter The "TNO Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, Leiden" is listed as one of the "Author Affiliations" for the RFID study (http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/299/24/2884). A recent announcement (May 2008) was made regarding strengthened collaboration between TNO and Sintef, another research organization in Europe similar to TNO (http://www.mwjournal.com/search/article.asp?HH_ID=AR_5758&SearchWord=TNO) . Wilfred Booij is a senior scientist at Sintef. Wilfred Booij is also CTO of "Sonitor Technologies". What does Sonitor Technologies do? They have a competing technology to RFID for real-time location systems which they are pushing in healthcare.They are heralding the study on their website as validation of their own technology, saying "JAMA report lends credibility to Sonitor's Technology" (http://www.sonitor.com/) this appears to be waiting for a good reporter

The “TNO Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, Leiden” is listed as one of the “Author Affiliations” for the RFID study (http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/299/24/2884).

A recent announcement (May 2008) was made regarding strengthened collaboration between TNO and Sintef, another research organization in Europe similar to TNO (http://www.mwjournal.com/search/article.asp?HH_ID=AR_5758&SearchWord=TNO) .

Wilfred Booij is a senior scientist at Sintef.

Wilfred Booij is also CTO of “Sonitor Technologies”.

What does Sonitor Technologies do? They have a competing technology to RFID for real-time location systems which they are pushing in healthcare.They are heralding the study on their website as validation of their own technology, saying “JAMA report lends credibility to Sonitor’s Technology” (http://www.sonitor.com/)

]]> By: Blue Heron http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/rfid-chips-good-for-health-care-but-potentially-dangerous-647/comment-page-1/#comment-329989 Blue Heron Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:58:51 +0000 http://www.healthcareinsiders.com/rfid-chips-good-for-health-care-but-potentially-dangerous/#comment-329989 RFID is a bad idea for the most part. Items like equipment and supplies are ok. Utilizing them on patients is over the line at this point and time until more can be done to ensure what else the data from these chips will be used for. Remember we are currently in conflict over the FISA bill which wants to grant immunity to the Telcoms for listening in on everyones phone conversations and internet surfing. I think in the future this will fall into the same category and violate peoples privacy some kind of way even though the technology is brilliant and has been used for some time including unknowingly on humans. We need to know where is this headed in the future. RFID is a bad idea for the most part. Items like equipment and supplies are ok. Utilizing them on patients is over the line at this point and time until more can be done to ensure what else the data from these chips will be used for. Remember we are currently in conflict over the FISA bill which wants to grant immunity to the Telcoms for listening in on everyones phone conversations and internet surfing. I think in the future this will fall into the same category and violate peoples privacy some kind of way even though the technology is brilliant and has been used for some time including unknowingly on humans. We need to know where is this headed in the future.

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