Asahi Kasei, a Japanese technology company, has just developed a small RFID tag (pictured) for storing personal health records. The device allows clinicians and emergency response personnel to instantly access a patient’s health records using a phone or laptop.The tag incorporates Sony’s FeliCa smart card technology as it is currently compatible with a large number of Japanese devices which incorporate FeliCa card readers.
In an emergency or clinical setting, paramedics or clinicians can tap the tag against compatible equipment to view the medical data of its owner in just a few seconds. Asahi Kasei says that a patient’s entire medical history can be viewed. If the clinician needs to view larger data files, the tag can provide links to the data which is stored on external servers.
The device is just sized at 3x3cm and Asahi Kasei plans on selling the device within a year for about $25.
Source: TechCrunch…
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