Healthcare Biometrics

News, interviews and editorials about biometrics in the healthcare industry.

Caradigm, BIO-key International ink OEM agreement

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BIO-key International has executed an OEM agreement with Caradigm in regards to BIO-key’s Identity and Access Management (IAM) suite for healthcare organizations. A Microsoft and GE Healthcare company, Caradigm will offer BIO-key’s fingerprint biometric technology with its single sign-On solution, enabling hospitals and health systems to comply with fereal and state government regulations. Specifically, says the company, Caradigm IAM customers will be able to meet requirements associated with authenticating the identity of caregivers writing electronic prescriptions of controlled substances (EPCS), as the

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Medbox acquires 50% partnership stake in MedVend

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Medbox has announced that it will acquire a 50% partnership stake in MedVend, LLC, a Michigan based bio-tech company that has developed a patented automated medicine dispensing machine used for traditional prescription pharmaceutical dispensing. This deal has involved cash and a restricted stock component, totaling up to US$ 5,150,000. This amount includes a $300,000 capital infusion and additional loans if needed for operating expenses into a jointly controlled new corporation that will operate the business on a going forward basis. Besides infusion capital and

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Doctor caught red-fingered, buddy-punching absent co-workers in Brazilian hospital

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A Brazilian doctor has been charged with fraud, after being caught using silicone fingers to clock absent co-workers in, spoofing the biometric workforce management solution installed at a hospital outside of Sao Paulo. Making headlines around the world this morning, the doctor, 29-year-old Thaune Nunes Ferreira has been arrested, and according to a report in Folha De S.Paulo, Ferreira told police she had been using the silicon fingers as she had been coerced by her employer to do so, as

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Santech joins Qualcomm Life’s 2net platform and hub ecosystem

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Santech has announced that it has integrated its mobile messaging platform, San Text, to Qualcomm Life’s 2net platform and Hub, designed with attention to HIPAA privacy and security requirements, and also leveraging the cloud-based platform for biometric sensor data operated by Qualcomm Life. Qualcomm Life is a subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc and its 2net platform offers a set of wireless health solutions that captures and delivers medical device data to integrated portals or databases. Santech combines mobile messaging and behavioral science to

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Frost & Sullivan analysis notes government as the biggest spender on biometrics in SEA and ANZ markets

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A new market report from Frost & Sullivan, Analysis of the Southeast Asia and Australia-New Zealand Biometrics Market has found that biometrics market revenue is expected to reach around US $600 million in 2016. The report notes that the governments of Southeast Asia (SAE) and Australia-New Zealand (ANZ) are investing heavily in security projects and infrastructure, such as border control systems and national ID program, which bodes well for the market in the two regions. Further, the Civil Aviation Organization

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Biorhythm-based consumer electronics to become mainstream

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The next generation of consumer electronics will focus on measuring biorhythms. Biorhythms are defined simply as the rhythms of life, and include vital body functions, including heart rate and blood pressure. Medical chronobiologists have found that biologic rhythms can affect the severity of disease symptoms, diagnostic test results, and even the body’s response to drug therapy. Now these investigators are working to measure how the rhythms of life can be monitored through microtechnology to improve the practice of medicine and

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ABI Research anticipates massive growth in smart card shipments this year

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New research from ABI Research forecasts 8.6 billion smart cards to be shipped worldwide in 2013; a combined number spanning all smart card markets. Of the total forecasted shipments, 16 percent are expected to use a contactless interface. ABI attributes most of this growth to the increase in adoption of Government ID, transportation and ticketing and payment card systems. In 2013, ABI forecasts 59% of all contactless deployments will utilize a pure contactless interface, reducing to 38% in 2018. According

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Interview: Finis Conner, Founder and CEO, BluStor

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In today’s mobile world, size and capacity are important considerations — two things serial entrepreneur Finis Conner is used to keeping in mind. Conner is a hardware veteran, having founded Seagate in 1979 and having created the first 5.25-inch hard drive used in the Macintosh. He later started a company called Conner Peripherals and developed the now common 3.5-inch drive for personal computers. In 1990, Conner Peripherals set a record by reaching $1.337 billion in sales in four years, without

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U.S. should adopt biometrics IDs for Social Security

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Comprehensive immigration reform in the United States might spur the implementation of nationwide biometric identification. BiometricUpdate.com reported last week that both John McCain and Chuck Schumer have indicated that their bipartisan approach to immigration reform in the U.S. Senate could require biometric information, such as a fingerprint, to be included in the Social Security system. The senators indicated during a media roundtable with Politico that biometrics should be used to ensure that employers only hire U.S. citizens and legal permanent

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Bio-key International announces over $1 million in orders from healthcare technology providers and blood centers

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BIO-key International has announced that it has received orders in excess of $1 million form healthcare and blood center customers in the fourth quarter of 2012. New orders include expanded services and technologies for several hospitals, reaching agreements with two blood centers to install BIO-key’s TruDonor ID and sales developed through growing OEM relationships. BIO-key is a fingerprint verification solutions provider and offers a number of biometric solutions for the healthcare market, including authentication, audit tracking, compliance and patient and

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