[privacy] Forced Verichip implants?

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

If a caregiver at the Palm Beach Alzheimer's Community Care center doesn't
want to be chipped, do they they loose their job?
 
Also who gives consent for an Alzheimer to be chipped?
 
Richard
 
http://www.verichipcorp.com/news/1172151146
 

VeriChip Corporation Partners with Alzheimer's Community Care           
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February 22 2007


VeriChip Corporation Partners with Alzheimer's Community Care to Conduct
Study of VeriMed Patient Identification System

Two hundred patients to receive VeriMed implantable microchip and enroll in
VeriMed system 

DELRAY BEACH, FL-February 22, 2007 -- VeriChip Corporation (NASDAQ: CHIP), a
provider of RFID systems for healthcare and patient-related needs, announced
today it has partnered with Alzheimer's Community Care, Inc., headquartered
in West Palm Beach, FL, to conduct a study of the effectiveness of the
VeriMed Patient Identification System in managing the records of Alzheimer's
patients and their caregivers. In the two-year, 200 patient study,
participating individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other forms
of dementia, as well as their caregivers, would receive the VeriMedT
implantable microchip to provide emergency department staff easy access to
those patients' identification and medical information. 

 

Alzheimer's disease is one of several medical conditions identified by the
Company as being ideally suited for the benefits of the VeriMed system.
Individuals with the disease or other forms of dementia are often unable to
give necessary identifying information or critical medical history upon
being admitted to a hospital. The VeriMed Patient Identification System
allows physicians in the emergency room to scan the patient's arm and
immediately obtain his or her unique 16-digit identification number. The
physician can then access the VeriMed database and obtain the patient's name
and address, caregiver contact information, diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
or related dementia disorder, name of physician, current medications, and
current medical issues.  Alzheimer's Community Care also believes it is
important for caregivers to obtain the implantable VeriMed. If a caregiver
becomes ill, the database will provide medical information that the patient
would be unable to provide, as well as inform medical personnel that he or
she is the caregiver for someone unable to care for themselves. All
participants in the study will be voluntary. In the case of Alzheimer's
patients unable to make medical decisions, the legally designated
responsible party must give permission for the patient to participate.

 

Scott R. Silverman, Chairman and CEO of VeriChip, commented "We are
extremely pleased to partner with Alzheimer's Community Care on this
relevant study and believe participants will benefit from an improved
standard of care when they present at a hospital emergency department. As an
'always there' technology, we believe our implantable VeriMed microchip and
the VeriMed Patient Identification System is an essential solution and
provides peace of mind for the families of those who cannot speak for
themselves."

 

"Alzheimer's Community Care has identified the VeriMed Patient
Identification System as an important new component of helping Alzheimer's
patients and their caregivers remain safe," said Mary Barnes, President and
CEO of the organization. "We are partnering with VeriChip to make this new
technology available to the particularly vulnerable population of
Alzheimer's patients and caregivers currently being served by the agency." 

 

About Alzheimer's Community Care

The mission of Alzheimer's Community Care, Inc. is to promote and provide
specialized, compassionate, quality care to Alzheimer's disease and related
disorders patients and their caregivers and ensure their safety, health and
well being while preserving their dignity within a community-based
environment. The organization serves as an innovative model of care which
advocates for services and resources which are accessible, affordable,
individualized, and evidence-based.

About VeriChip Corporation
VeriChip Corporation, headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida, develops,
markets and sells radio frequency identification, or RFID, systems used to
identify, locate and protect people and assets. VeriChip's goal is to become
the leading provider of RFID systems for people in the healthcare industry.
VeriChip sells passive RFID systems for identification purposes and active
RFID systems for local-area location and identification purposes. VeriChip
recently began to market its VeriMed(TM) Patient Identification System for
rapidly and accurately identifying people who arrive in an emergency room
and are unable to communicate. This system uses the first human-implantable
passive RFID microchip, the implantable VeriChip(TM), cleared for medical
use in October 2004 by the United States Food and Drug Administration. 

VeriChip Corporation is majority-owned by Applied Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:
ADSX), which also owns a majority position in Digital Angel Corporation
(AMEX: DOC). For more information on VeriChip, please call 1-800-970-2447,
or email  <mailto:info () verichipcorp com> info () verichipcorp com. Additional
information can be found online at  <http://www.verichipcorp.com/>
www.verichipcorp.com.

 

Statements about the Company's future expectations, including future
revenues and earnings, and all other statements in this press release other
than historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, and the Company's
actual results could differ materially from expected results. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect
subsequently occurring events or circumstances.

 

Contact:



VeriChip Corporation


Allison Tomek

561-805-8000

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(646) 536-7030

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(646) 536-7025 

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