NJ Hospital to Implant Chips in Patients Arms

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New Jersey Hospital to Implant Microchips in Patients' Arms

Sunday, July 16, 2006

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NEW YORK — In a new test program, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield

of New Jersey plans to implant patients suffering from chronic

diseases with a microchip that will give emergency room staff access

to their medical information and help avoid costly or serious medical

errors, the insurer said on Friday.

Horizon plans to announce on Monday that it is teaming up with

Hackensack University Medical Center in a pilot program where 280

patients regularly treated at the hospital will be implanted with a

chip containing a code.

The chip would allow emergency room personnel to retrieve a patient's

medical record if the individual can't communicate.

The rice-sized microchip is implanted in a patient's right arm above

the elbow and can be detected using equipment at the hospital.

The hope is that the chips will help doctors avoid medical errors

like duplicating medical tests, dangerous drug interactions and bad

diagnoses.

Within the next 30 days, Horizon will start sending letters to

patients with chronic diseases explaining the new program and

inviting them to participate. The program is voluntary and won't cost

the patient any money to participate.

Patients with chronic conditions are the program's target because

they are more likely to have serious medical problems that could

leave them unable to communicate when they are at the emergency room,

said Dr. Popiel, vice president and chief medical officer at

Horizon. For example, diabetics with low blood sugar may become

confused or unconscious.

He said Horizon will test the program for two years to see if it

warrants expansion.

VeriChip Corp. makes the chips and detection equipment. Hackensack

already had the equipment because it was part of VeriChip's

development program.

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