Donna Danna (15 July 2006)
"Insurers To Test Implantable Microchip In Right Arm Of Patients"


Insurers To Test Implantable Microchip

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.
 
The rice-sized microchip is implanted in a patient's right arm above the elbow and can be detected using equipment at the hospital.
 
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