(Ok, this is only slightly wireless-related.) This is the first move of its kind. In an attempt to prevent medical mistakes, Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham, UK, have started tagging patients due for surgery. Digital photographs are taken of patients who are then tagged on arrival and the information is synchronised with their electronic records.
David Morgan, a consultant ENT surgeon at the hospital who helped devise the process, said the patients location could then be tracked to within yards and their details fed to visual display units in theatres, anaesthetic rooms and waiting areas.
Mr Morgan added he could make changes to the digital operating list while on his rounds using a pocket PC instead of working with typed copies.
Read more at BBC News
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