Digital health data card. (Product Spotlight).A low-cost, multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose adj. Designed or used for several purposes: a multipurpose room; multipurpose software. multipurpose Adjective digital card and reader/writer system is designed for use by residents in healthcare facilities. Produced by Hitachi Maxell Hitachi Maxell (日立マクセル Hitachi Makuseru , Ltd., and introduced by Maxell Corporation of America, the Maxell Digital Card, card reader/writer system and system software can store both permanent and temporary data. It protects the privacy of resident health information. The Maxell Digital Card contains an embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. single or an optional double, miniature noncontact RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. (radio frequency identification See RFID. ) chip, which allows the card to store healthcare information such as prescriptions, blood and urine test data, treatment and test information, and appointment scheduling data. The card can double as a resident identification card and also record and store cash balances, allowing residents to make purchases at vending machines, food service facilities, telephones and television receivers. Because the chip is embedded inside the plastic, it won't peel off, wear, tear or lose data. CIRCLE 87 ON READER SERVICE CARD |
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