Dec. 2, 2008-Microsoft plans to make VeriChip’s VeriMed Health Link system accessible through Microsoft’s HealthVault platform, a secure, online repository that consumers can use for free to manage their health records.
The VeriMed Health Link system includes implantable passive RFID tags used for human patient identification and medical records tracking, as well as a hosted database for storing electronic medical records. According to Sean
Nolan, the chief architect for HealthVault, VeriChip is the first RFID company to partner with Microsoft on the online platform.

“We created the HealthVault platform to help jump-start innovation around health care,” Nolan says. “Our belief was that if we did the hard
plumbing work to make it easy for individuals to collect and share their health information, forward-looking companies would seize on the opportunity to provide new solutions to difficult health-care challenges. VeriChip’s decision to integrate the VeriMed product with HealthVault is clear evidence that the market is responding.”

Sean Nolan
Unveiled in 2007, HealthVault lets consumers set up their own private
health-record repository so they can manage their health and wellness information online. To protect this personal data, the information is encrypted and users can also set up personal privacy controls, including a
password, and determine which information is stored in the account, as well as who can access it (see Microsoft Seeks RFID Support for HealthVault).

Today, Nolan says, HealthVault is integrated with more than 40 applications and more than 50 devices, including glucometers, heart rate monitors, pedometers, weight scales and blood pressure monitors. These
devices can be utilized to download data directly into a HealthVault account. “In addition,” he adds, “we announced our device certification and
logo program-devices that have been tested to ensure they meet certain standards for uploading data to HealthVault are eligible to display a ‘Works with Microsoft HealthVault’ logo on products, packaging and marketing
material.”

The VeriMed Health Link system is designed primarily to assist in emergency situations by providing nurses and doctors with vital patient
information. Each VeriMed implantable tag (which operates at 134 kHz and is
compliant with the ISO 11784 and 11785 standards) is encoded with a unique
16-digit ID number associated with the patient’s medical records stored in the VeriChip-hosted database. When an unresponsive patient enters the hospital, the staff can employ an RFID interrogator to scan that individual’s arm. If the patient has had a VeriMed chip embedded, the reader
will indicate its unique ID number, which can then be inputted manually, or
directed wirelessly to VeriChip’s Web-based database. If the facility is an
approved care provider, it can immediately access the patient’s identification and health records.

Thanks to the VeriChip-Microsoft agreement, VeriMed Health Link customers can open a HealthVault account and use it to access and manage their personal health records and data that are stored in the VeriMed database. “VeriMed adds an exciting RFID-based option for HealthVault users
trying to keep themselves and their families safe,” Nolan says.

Despite the Microsoft partnership, the future of VeriChip-and its VeriMed Health Link business-is uncertain. In May 2008, VeriChip announced it had hired investment banking firm Kaufman Bros. to assist in the sale of the VeriMed Health Link business, as well as the possible sale of the entire
company (see VeriChip to Place Implantable Division on block). At that time,
the firm also announced it was selling its Xmark division-which sells
RFID-based products and services designed to help track infants in hospitals, as well as other patients and physical assets-to Stanley Works.
That $45 million deal was finalized in July (see Stanley Bolsters RFID Portfolio With VeriChip’s Ex-Subsidiary).

Last month, VeriChip announced that private investment and business
consulting company R&R Consulting Partners, owned by VeriChip’s former
chairman and CEO, Scott R. Silverman, purchased 5.4 million shares of
VeriChip common stock, held by Digital Angel Corp. Digital Angel manufactures RFID tags that are implanted in pets and wildlife for tracking
purposes, as well as active transponders used as emergency location beacons to find people during search-and-rescue applications (see Personal Location Beacons Usage Grows). The deal provides Silverman, who had existing holdings
of 861,000 shares, with control of 6.2 million shares-or 53 percent-of
VeriChip.

[I take it you’re in favor of a national people ID too and more invasive government. Perhaps you favor implanting babies at birth with RFID chips? The Nazi’s did that using tattoos and yellow stars. Rather than asking dumb questions try reading the FAQs See the links the upper right. Or were you just trying to make trouble? Yes, Bobby, there truly are dumb questions. -WJ PS. Your IP address was recorded and traced.]

A SPECIAL THANKS to Doreen Hannas,Ray Cunio, Bob Parker and Russell Woods for their hard work….And to their spouses…
They are all doing so much for this important cause…”Keep it up you guys”….

Not 1 person spoke in favor of NAIS…Invited to attend and speak were Mo.Dept of Ag.,Mo. Farm Bureau, Mo.Cattlemens Assc., but not a 1 was willing to come and speak on behalf of NAIS!!! Reminds you of a bunch of Cock Roachs when you turn on the lights!!!If NAIS is sooo GREAT,why won’t they defend it?? They know it’s EVIL also. Several current elected officials in Local and State Gov’t were present, along with candidates in our up coming missouri Election….They were shown the feelings that everyone is OPPOSED TO NAIS.!!!

Please pay close attention to the position that these candidates or those presently in office have on NAIS, or educate them, and let it be known to everyone their stance on NAIS, and vote adccordingly…Any elected official that states that they are fighting for Private Property Rights and are NOT doing everything possible to keep NAIS out of Missouri, is NOT FIGHTING hard enough!!!!!Let them know that IF they do not work to stop NAIS, we will elect someone that is willing to get the job done!!!!Show them the real meaning of “TERM LIMITS”

Our Senators and Representatives are working for us, the Food Producing,tax paying citizens of Missouri, not for big bu$ine$$ and $pecial interest group$ from who knows where. Make them listen and hold their feet to the heat….We do not need NAIS in this country, starting with right here in Missouri….
This is “THE SHOW-ME STATE”, let’s show the rest of the country where we stand…THE NAIS STOPS HERE!!!!!!!

Remember, We only have this next Legislative session, starting in Jan. 2007 to fight off NAIS in Missouri….It’s going to be quite interesting who will stay in the battle……Thanks, and May We All Bless God in America so that He will return His Blessings to us…….

Ark. NCBA top guy Tubby Smith wanted to give everybody NCBA’s spin on NAIS. He may have swayed a couple of folks. He’s a good talker. But I never heard him say that the NCBA was flat-out agaisnt the NAIS. And he was asked point blank. But he did tell us what a good cowboy he was. His main theme was that IF this happened the Cattlemen were going to make it as palatable as possible.

Next was Doreen. She explained the USDA documents and referenced back to our trade involvements with the WTO, the ISO standards, Codex and the OIE. She’s very sharp on this and it’s extremely difficult to trip her up on this NAIS stuff.(Or anything else for that matter :) ) She pointed out the USAIO which is a database developed by the NCBA to be the national repository for all animal movements. Tubby didn’t deny it…
She answered numerous and varied questions.

Jane Williams of ARAPA(Arkansas Animal Producers Assn.) went next. She’s a tough bird who is a calf producer and retired teacher. She did her homework and she is doing a good lob of educating people on the NAIS and it’s dangers. Jane was able to get a dissenting opinion entered into Senate testimony regarding the NAIS.

Jane kinda ruffled the NCBA guy’s feathers when she pointed out that NCBA was for a private data base and had no position of being opposed to the NAIS.

A vdeo of Conway and Fayetteville AR NAIS meetings or dvd rather, can be obtained from Tim Smith. His email is: libvp@sbcglobal.net. We haven’t seen the whole thing yet, but what we have seen is excellent!!! Thank you, Tim!

Generally, I have to compliment the people of Arkansas for being interested in learning about this and very, very, quick on the uptake in why all this is happening. It was a good meeting…..More to come, I’m sure.