PositiveID, formerly known as Vera Chip is starting a pilot program for those at sea, working on the docks, etc. in maritime employment the opportunity to have a PHR (personal health record") established. I don’t know if this included the “chip” capabilities or not, but certainly the online records availability.
PositiveID Corporation's Health Link Personal Health Record – First PHR to Communicate Real-Time Blood Sugar Readings for Diabetics and Their Caregivers/Physicians
In case you need a little refreshing from the past, this company was formerly named VeriChip, the implanted chip people. You can see from a fairly recent post below that their “implanted 
chip” now talks with Google Health and HealthVault. The iGlucose system has it owns PHR and will be able to work via alarms and messages as they relate to real time glucose readings.
Some folks in Florida are being offered the opportunity to go for the chip.
A Chip Off the Old Medical Record Getting Closer to Reality for Many Insured in Florida – PositiveID Alliance with Innovations Avocare
Not too long ago the company announced their new PHR technology to provide real time blood sugar readings wireless connectivity for data reporting. I believe this is the system that records by reading your breath, still under development.
PositiveID Corporation's Health Link Personal Health Record – First PHR to Communicate Real-Time Blood Sugar Readings for Diabetics and Their Caregivers/Physicians
“DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Feb 25, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- PositiveID Corporation ("PositiveID" or the "Company") announced today that its new generation Health Link personal health record (PHR) is designed to be the first PHR to provide real-time blood sugar readings for diabetics, and their caregivers/physicians. The Company intends to integrate its Health Link PHR with its iGlucose system, which uses wireless SMS messaging to automatically communicate a diabetic's glucose levels in real-time.”
Anywhere you go your PHR appears to be available, even at sea. BD
DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Apr 12, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- PositiveID Corporation announced today that it has partnered with the International Maritime Medical Association ("IMMA"), a trade association that promotes the health and medical interests of seafarers, port workers and cruise passengers worldwide, to offer PositiveID's Health Link personal health record (PHR) to approximately one and a half million seafarers per year on a paid subscription basis. The Company will launch the partnership with a pilot program for up to 1,000 seafarers in Antwerp, Belgium and Manila, Philippines.
Upon successful completion and review of the pilot program, PositiveID will offer its Health Link PHR to millions of seafarers and port workers per year, on a paid subscription basis.
When sailors become ill, they will visit a doctor at their next port of call. The doctor, typically, does not have access to the sailors' PEME, nor does the doctor know the patient's medical history, and will therefore conduct a thorough, costly examination prior to prescribing treatment. This expensive and burdensome repetition of medical procedures can be eliminated by using Health Link, which stores the sailors initial PEME and subsequent medical procedures.
Health Link is an electronic, web-based PHR that enables a patient to manage his or her personal medical information and history from anywhere there is an internet connection. Health Link, engineered to be interoperable with Microsoft HealthVault, Google Health and various electronic medical records systems, connects patients to personalized health education and provides online connectivity to caregivers and physicians. Through reminders and alerts that can be tailored to suit an individual's unique circumstances, users are reminded of important actions and receive suggestions to better manage their health. This includes everything from refilling prescriptions on time, appointment reminders, drug interaction warnings, and tips for preventative actions.
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