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Identiv-Powered CVS Spoken Rx Wins NFC Forum 2022 Innovation Award
Spoken Rx™ is an NFC-enabled solution providing digital health accessibility for the visually impaired FREMONT, Calif., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Identiv,
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[{"type":"text","content":"Spoken Rx™ is an NFC-enabled solution providing digital health accessibility for the visually impaired \nFREMONT, Calif., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Identiv, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE), global digital security and identification leader in the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced Identiv-powered CVS Spoken Rx™ won a 2022 NFC Innovation Award in the Most Innovative Use of NFC Technology category. The NFC Forum Innovation Awards support and recognize the development and deployment of innovative and exemplary near field communication (NFC) products, services, and applications.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nIdentiv-powered CVS Spoken Rx is an NFC-enabled solution for digital health accessibility for the visually impairedAccording to the CDC, around 12 million people 40 and over in the U.S. are visually impaired, including one million who are blind. Spoken Rx is the first of its kind in-app experience and smart tag prescription label developed for a national retail pharmacy, CVS. Designed for those with visual impairments and those who cannot read standard print labels, the technology allows patients to have their prescription information read aloud and makes the CVS Pharmacy app accessible to the visually impaired community.\n\"The small fonts on prescription bottles and side-effect pamphlets can cause big problems for individuals with serious vision complications, as well as for far-sighted customers who have difficulty reading such small print. Yet there is no federal rule requiring pharmacies to give patients more accessible options,\" said Amir Khoshniyati, VP and GM Transponders, Identiv. \"Spoken Rx is more than a convenience. It can provide life saving information to prevent medication confusion for a person who cannot read a label.\"\nEnabled by NFC technology, the Spoken Rx feature provides critical prescription medication\ninformation to visually impaired individuals in English and Spanish, adding to the existing braille, audio, and large-print accessible prescription label options already available through the CVS website. Developed in collaboration with the American Council of the Blind, Spoken Rx is available at all CVS pharmacy locations nationwide, including more than 1,700 pharmacy locations within Target.\nThe Spoken Rx solution makes it easy for all patients to stay connected to health resources, refill prescriptions, ...