Telemedicine researchers have been awarded a $400,000 grant to work on integrating RFID technology with cardiac sensor networks used to monitor patients’ heartbeats.
The Rochester Institute of Technology says that its work will make cardiac sensor networks more secure, lessoning the chances of identity theft or other abuse. The work could also make the healthcare process work more efficiently by supporting RFID tags on medicine bottles, the school says.
“Telemedicine technology can greatly increase the quality of medical care while also decreasing health care costs,” said Fei Hu, assistant professor of computer engineering at RIT, in a statement. “Through this project we hope to increase the integration of RFID into existing cardiac sensor networks, ensure the overall security of the system and promote the implementation of the technology in nursing homes and adult care facilities across the country.”
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