Protect Your Personal Medical Information

The Medical industry could quickly take advantage of the opportunities that RFID tags offer.  With patients identified with RFID in an identification card in their wallet or a wristband, Doctors can be more certain that the correct medication is given.  Just as important is the direct match of patient with a procedure or operation...  the medical industry has been known to perform the wrong procedure on a patient or the right procedure on the wrong patient.  Medical cards or wristbands may already contain chips to identify you as the patient and track your movement through the building.

With ongoing efforts to reduce healthcare costs, identifying patients by RFID would reduce these mistakes….  thus reducing medical liability insurance.  Speedy and accurate delivery of medication to patients in the hospital could reduce hospital personnel…thus reducing costs.

This all sounds great, and it is! EXCEPT… let’s not forget that your RFID card can be scanned by anyone with the proper equipment.  All of your personal medical information would be available to the public.  Yes, these thieves will know what medications you take (and for what purpose), diseases you’ve had or currently have and they could sell the information to interested parties…  such as drug companies to market their products directly to you.

There are countless advantages for RFID in the Medical industry.  Let’s not impede the advancement of this technology since it could mean so much to the patient, Doctor and hospital.  But you need to protect your personal medical information from the RFID thieves.

Using WalletGard®  inserts in your wallet can prevent these thieves from seeing your private medical information.