Study to look at planting identification chips in dementia patients[VeriChip Corp.]{RFID}

South Florida Sun-Sentinel ^ | 23 Feb 2007 | Glenn Singer

[FLOutdoorsman]

The scenario is all too real in South Florida: An Alzheimer's patient wanders away from home and is found by police officers who take him to a local hospital for care. But the patient cannot recall potentially life-threatening conditions like diabetes or heart disease, making a quick assessment difficult at best.

To help solve that problem, a Delray Beach company and the Alzheimer's Community Care Association of Palm Beach and Martin Counties Inc. have begun a two-year study to determine whether it's practical to implant tiny computer chips containing medical records in dementia patients.

If a patient becomes separated from family members, emergency room doctors could obtain crucial medical information by scanning the chip, obtaining a 16-digit identification number and then entering the number in a special computer system at the hospital. That would disclose the patient's name, address, caregiver, diagnosis, physician, medical issues and medications.

"People with Alzheimer's and dementia are our most vulnerable population, particularly during hurricane season. We're hoping this kind of technology creates a safer environment for them and creates higher efficiency in the emergency room," said Mary Barnes, president and chief executive of Alzheimer's Community Care.

VeriChip Corp. will provide the chips for free for the two-year, 200-patient study that could start as early as May. The company also will seek to enroll as many Palm Beach County hospitals as possible in the study and equip them with scanners to access the patient code embedded on each chip, spokeswoman Allison Tomek said.

[Buck W.]

This is a target-rich post. Here's one: Note that RFID is only one letter away from REID. Hmmmm.......

[metmom]

Boy, do I have mixed feelings on this one. On the surface, it sounds so reasonable, but once that foot is in the door, they'll find reasons to have everybody get them.

Wouldn't something like a medic alert braclet work better? I know they're removable, but I'd think a patient with Alzheimers would likely have trouble taking it off.

Slippery slope time.

[wagglebee]

It would seem to me that a medical bracelet with a chip could be secured on dementia patients in such a way that they couldn't remove it. They are now selling GPS watches for children that can't be removed and an alarm is sent if the strap is cut.

[sticker]

I thought all democRATs already had some type of chip implanted

[Gabz]

I have the same mixed feelings that you do.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Yep. I'm torn on this one too, for Seniors with these types of problems. I'd go with the bracelets before chipping, of course. Having cared for my Grandma while she was losing it, there were days when she should've been in a straight jacket.

You wouldn't believe the language, the screaming and the violence that little old lady was capable of at the end of her life. She had the worst case of dementia I've ever seen. "Grandma" was definitely no longer with us.

If she had been less sedated and out on the loose, she could've easily hurt herself or anyone that got in her way. I'd compare her behavior some days to a hopped up three year old with a baseball bat, LOL!

[Praxeas]

Mark of the Beast.

[Calpernia]

They already have reasons to implement everyone.

See FR keyword: tagging

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Digital Angel and Microchip

[Calpernia]

It wouldn't be an issue if this wasn't a backdoor move.

That is the problem, it is.

[Gabz]

Exactly.

[Calpernia]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4040930009676933149
IBM and the Holocaust

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/index.html
Research is all there for the reading.

Only after Jews were identified -- a massive and complex task that Hitler wanted done immediately -- could they be targeted for efficient asset confiscation, ghettoization, deportation, enslaved labor, and, ultimately, annihilation. It was a cross-tabulation and organizational challenge so monumental, it called for a computer. Of course, in the 1930s no computer existed.

But IBM's Hollerith punch card technology did exist. Aided by the company's custom-designed and constantly updated Hollerith systems, Hitler was able to automate his persecution of the Jews. Historians have always been amazed at the speed and accuracy with which the Nazis were able to identify and locate European Jewry. Until now, the pieces of this puzzle have never been fully assembled. The fact is, IBM technology was used to organize nearly everything in Germany and then Nazi Europe, from the identification of the Jews in censuses, registrations, and ancestral tracing programs to the running of railroads and organizing of concentration camp slave labor.

IBM and its German subsidiary custom-designed complex solutions, one by one, anticipating the Reich's needs. They did not merely sell the machines and walk away. Instead, IBM leased these machines for high fees and became the sole source of the billions of punch cards Hitler needed.

IBM's Hollerith punch card IBM's subsidiary, Dehomag in Berlin, Germany

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Today's Identification brought to you by IBM and Verichip:

Press Release

VeriChip Corporation's VeriMed(TM) Medical Solution Is Now Integrated Into the Hospital Demonstration Area of the IBM Solutions Experience Lab Located in Austin, Texas

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2005--VeriChip Corporation, a subsidiary of Applied Digital (NASDAQ: ADSX), a leading provider of identification and security technology, announced today that its implantable RFID healthcare system, VeriMed(TM), is now a component of the Hospital demonstration area of the IBM Solutions Experience Lab located in Austin, Texas. The IBM Solutions Experience Lab conducts approximately 260 tours annually for corporations and government agencies wishing to see demonstrations of functional, integrated hardware and software solutions for specific market sectors. The Hospital area demonstrates currently available technologies compatible with IBM healthcare solutions that provide integrated, state-of-the-art capabilities in the healthcare environment.

The Hospital demonstration area illustrates the potential of VeriMed to enhance the IBM Aligned Clinical Environment Solution. This is an integrated solution designed to connect disparate healthcare information sources while also reducing costs. The solution enables data collection and manages integration and analysis of patient information. VeriChip Corporation Chief Executive Officer Kevin McLaughlin noted, "When integrated with IBM's Aligned Clinical Environment Solutions and systems provided by other IBM healthcare business partners, the VeriMed implantable RFID microchip and its related infrastructure provides the 'front-end' that practitioners need for automated, secure, accurate and rapid access to vital clinical information."

About VeriChip - "The First RFID Company for People" VeriChip is a subsidiary of Applied Digital and the only company to provide both implantable and wearable RFID identification and security solutions for people, their assets, and their environments. From the world's first and only FDA-cleared, human-implantable RFID microchip to the only patented active RFID tag with skin-sensing capabilities, VeriChip leads the way in next-generation RFID technologies. Today, over 4,000 installations worldwide in healthcare, security, industrial, and government markets benefit from both the protection and efficiencies provided by VeriChip systems. For more information on VeriChip, please visit www.verichipcorp.com.

About Applied Digital - "The Power of Identification Technology" Applied Digital develops innovative identification and security products for consumer, commercial, and government sectors worldwide.

The Company's unique and often proprietary products provide identification and security systems for people, animals, the food supply, government/military arena, and commercial assets. Included in this diversified product line are RFID applications, end-to-end food safety systems, GPS/Satellite communications, and telecomm and security infrastructure, positioning Applied Digital as the leader in identification technology. Applied Digital is the owner of a majority position in Digital Angel Corporation (AMEX: DOC).

Statements about the Company's future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other statements in this press release other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, and the Company's actual results could differ materially from expected results. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances.

Contact: CEOcast, Inc. Investors: Ken Sgro, 212-732-4300 Direct Communications Group Media: John O. Procter, 202-772-2179
Source: VeriChip Corporation

[Malacoda]

Next, it will be soldiers. Then, newborns and children...then the Fed workers...

Hooray for the slippery slope.

[Calpernia]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1564815/posts?page=1#1

At Applied Digital, we specialize in helping to safeguard people with the most advanced identification technology.

Click here to learn more about VeriChip Corporation

Today Applied Digital offers a wide range of RFID security solutions, including:

• Infant protection - offering hospital a means to prevent infant abductions and accidental mother-baby switching
• Patient protection - providing rapid, secure patient identification in emergency situations, especially important for patients with chronic illnesses
• Wander prevention - installed in over 3,000 long-term facilities and helping provide residents with mobility in specified areas while preventing them from wandering off

Instant medical records
The implantable VeriChip can seamlessly retrieve stored medical records data-based information within milliseconds. By waving the proprietary VeriChip scanner within close proximity of the chip, the individual's medical history can be retrieved to communicate accurate information when necessary - particularly for diabetic, emergency care, cardiac care or memory-impaired individuals.

A more effective alternative to other technologies
As a personal identification and security technology, the VeriChip system can complement or replace more expensive biometric technologies that identify individuals by their unique biological or physical characteristics - such as fingerprints, voiceprints, retina characteristics or face recognition points.

VeriChip, by contrast, relies on implanted, tamperproof, microchip technology that provides access to a database containing pertinent information about the person. This information can save lives in medical emergencies and can facilitate security measures that would be difficult or impossible to implement using alternative security systems.

[small voice in the wilderness]

..."Hi, we're from the government, and we're here to help you"...

Famous last words of the damned

[metmom]

My thoughts exactly. Who in their right mind would object to protecting the children? Especially against kidnappers, or gettnig lost in the woods. By the time a generation has passed, everybody will be safely implanted, and easily tracked, with no worry about passing legislation and objections from those who value their freedom.

[metmom]

Mark of the Beast.

This sure makes it easy to impliment THAT. People aren't going to object when they're so used to the thought of it, especially when introduced slowly for *good* and *benevolent* reasons.

Rev 13: 16 & 17 And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name.

[metmom]

Incredible the number of FReepers who think that tracking chips in clothes is no big deal. (Thread -Spychipped Levi's Brand Jeans Hit The U.S.)

They're not interested in what you do personally, just what the market is? Bu!!cr@p> Then use the ones you can pull off.

[Calpernia]

Look at what was just posted:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1793976/posts
Get REAL