A digital identity service for healthcare developed by T-Systems has been approved by Germany’s national agency for healthcare system digitalization,…
Healthcare Biometrics
Biometrics are used in doctors’ offices, hospitals, and other healthcare setting for ensuring accurate patient identification, or for monitoring patients. Applications can include access control or patient record storage. Patient monitoring outside of traditional healthcare settings can also employ biometrics, and biometrics are also being implemented for developing applications like electronic prescriptions and remote diagnosis.
Ethiopian government agencies partner on digital ID for health sector
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health and its national identity program have formed a partnership to integrate the Fayda digital ID with…
Simprints wants second pair of eyes on its biometrics plans in Ethiopia
A non-profit fingerprint recognition company is looking for a consultant’s help for work it’s doing on Ethiopia’s digital health care…
App reads patient biometrics to detect mental health conditions
Software startup SixD, says it has added a feature to its vitals-reading app Together that is designed to measure depression…
US ambulance company adopts face biometrics for patient identification
Duality Health, a face biometrics patient identification software provider, and Acadian Ambulance, one of America’s largest privately-held medical transportation companies,…
Rwanda considers biometrics to improve child vaccination coverage
Rwandan authorities are thinking about introducing biometrics as a way of ensuring that no child is kept out of routine…
Japan PM faces resistance to replacement of health insurance cards with digital ID
The Japanese government’s troubled My Number digital ID program has done little to quell concerns about incidents of mishandled personal…
Morocco will introduce digital IDs into health services
Moroccans will soon be able to use their digital identity for accessing health services after government representatives signed an agreement…
Pilot phase of biometric vaccination system for Kenyan newborns goes live
The rollout of a biometric system to manage the vaccination journey of children below the age of five years in…
Biometric dispensers could cut risk of opiate overdose
A new report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) shows that opioid users were less likely to abuse opioids…
