This story left my skin crawling. Imagine if all of your medical files were stored on a microchip the size of a grain of rice. Then imagine that grain of rice implanted under your skin. Doctors with the American Medical Associationsay it's not only a reality, but they even recommended it this week, even though there are some risks, like the little piece of information moving around your body and they don't know if the tiny technology will interfere with other medical devices. Here's the story:

(CHICAGO) Devices the size of a grain of rice that are implanted with a needle could give emergency room doctors quick access to the records of chronically ill patients, the nation's largest doctors group said in a report.

The association adopted a policy Monday stating that the devices can improve the "safety and efficiency of patient care" by helping to identify patients and enabling secure access to clinical information.

These radio frequency identification tags (RFIDs) are already used by Wal-Mart and other businesses to speed up their shipping systems by sending out small signals that can be scanned more easily than bar codes.

Implanting them in people "can improve the continuity and coordination of care with resulting reductions in adverse drug events and other medical errors," said the report prepared by the association's ethics committee.