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www.HealthcareITNews.com neW PRodUcts a mechanical slip-detection sensor module automatically adjusts the height of the auto document-feeding hopper to maintain the optimum paper-feed roller pressure regardless of document size or thickness. April 2008 n healthcare IT news 37 secURity VendoRs teAm UP to imPRoVe PAtient secURity YPSilANTi, Mi – Ensure Technologies, provider of the XyLoc family of network security products and DigitalPersona, a provider of fingerprint authentication solutions for enterprise networks and commercial applications, have teamed up in order to improve patient security in hospitals. DigitalPersona’s software and hardware link actual people, such as physicians and nurses, to individual actions, complementing XyLoc’s active proximity solution. XyLoc is a patented RF technology based PC security solution that allows the PC to recognize an authorized user when they approach a computer, and automatically secures the PC when they walk away. Ensure Technologies has combined XyLoc with DigitalPersona Pro software and the U.are.U 4000B Fingerprint Readers, to eliminate the need for typing passwords and using tokens. This two-factor authentication improves network security, assists with regulatory compliance and provides quick access and “walk-away security” to shared workstations in physician exam rooms and hospital nursing stations. diately and continuously transferred via Bluetooth to a PC where the Anoto penPresenter application is installed. The Bluetooth connects within a maximum distance between the pen and the PC of 32 feet. It will be available for purchase this month through Anoto’s partners. neW RFid ReAdeR incReAses sAFety in dRUG sUPPly chAin UPPEr MAlBoro, Md Perimeter eSecurity touts its new offering -ePHISecurity – as providing affordable IT security for smaller healthcare organizations. PeRimeteR esecURity lAUnches theiR electRonic Phi oFFeRinG Milford, CT PAnAsonic coloR scAnneRs tAke on docUment-dAmAGinG issUes SECAUCUS, NJ – Perimeter eSecurity has launched ePHISecurity, an electronic Protected Health Information offering, aimed at providing affordable security solutions to smaller healthcare organizations. Perimeter officials are touting ePHISecurity as the first and only on demand layered IT security solution for healthcare organizations. ePHISecurity allows smaller healthcare organizations to be able to afford a solution that gives them access to a complete, endto-end security infrastructure, with over 50 pre-integrated security services. ePHISecurity includes Perimeter’s realtime, integrated client portal, which enables healthcare organizations to manage, monitor, and audit their networks, security services, alerts, and trouble tickets 24 / 7. Perimeter services are continuously expanded, enhanced and upgraded for current and future regulatory compliance. – Panasonic Communications Company of North America has introduced two new color scanners that detect and prevent document-damaging issues such as double-feeding and embedded staples. “Reducing paper-feed problems and document damage caused by stapled originals has been one of Panasonic’s top priorities from Day One, and we’ve come closer to totally eliminating those issues with every product generation,” said Panasonic Product Manager for Scanners Bob Curci. “In introducing the new KV-S4085 and KV-S4065 models -- which feature three discreet sensor systems -- we’ve taken our biggest step in that direction yet.” The new features include an optical sensor array module that detects staples in any area. Ultrasonic sensor modules are used to detect potential double feeds regardless of document position on the scanning bed. And PoWeRPoint tool mAkes FoR eAsieR heAlthcARe PResentAtions BoSToN – Digital pen and paper technology provider Anoto, has launched the penPresenter, a PowerPoint tool that converts hand-written information from business forms into digital documents for healthcare presentations. Written words plus drawings convert into the application on the PC, so when the user writes on the paper, the strokes are imme- – BA Systems, LLC, a provider of data identification technology, has released the FlexID Reader, a single device e-pedigree verification system, designed to increase safety in the pharmaceutical supply chain. BA Systems FlexID Reader. C o m p a ny officials are touting the FlexID Reader as the world’s only single device RFID solution capable of reading both UHF and HF RFID tags as well as 1-D, 2-D, and Data Matrix barcode labels using a single antenna. The FlexID Reader was built for the pharmaceutical distribution and retail markets to meet e-pedigree verification regulations that require drug distributors and pharmacies to verify the chain of custody and ownership of prescription drugs. E-Pedigree regulations will help make the prescription drug system safer by lowering the incidence rate of patients receiving counterfeit, tainted or recalled drugs. The FlexID Reader doesn’t require specialized software to interrogate the various serialized ID data sources, and is one of the few RFID devices capable of reading the recently ratified EPC HF standard of RFID tags. n more at HealthcareITNews.com e Connect: produCts 0408 ● Sibley&You MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING DIRECTOR Improves operating performance and competitive positioning through redesign of core processes. Provides resources to process improvement teams. Facilitates key stakeholders’ participation and acceptance of change efforts. 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