NADRA extends biometric ID-linked health insurance to Punjab
Pakistan’s identity authority, the National Database Registration Authority (NADRA), has signed an agreement with the Ministry of National Health Services…
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Certify’s face biometrics to ID hospital patients in Washington, D.C. area
The Virginia Hospital Center Health System will begin identifying patients with facial recognition to curb fraud and patient misidentification. The…
Indians facing barriers to abortion access, privacy breaches due to requests to show Aadhaar
The reporting by Politico of documents that show United States Supreme Court judges voted to overturn abortion rights, striking down the…
B-Secur updates heartbeat biometric software to improve accuracy of ECG
B-Secur announced an update to its HeartKey cardiac monitoring software to enhance the effectiveness of its biometric medical capabilities and applications….
Imprivata acquires SecureLink with PE investment to address enterprise digital identity gaps
Imprivata is bringing access management and security firm SecureLink into its healthcare-focused portfolio, supported by an investment from private equity…
Healthcare biometrics market to exceed $74B by 2028 amid ‘phantom claim’ fight
The global healthcare market for biometrics is set to reach a value of $74.08 billion by 2028 as healthcare providers…
Arkansas suit shows why trust can’t be assumed in biometrics matters
The operator and owners of a former hospital in Arkansas are going to court because they allegedly abandoned their patients’…
NextGate acquired by Lyniate, releases interoperable digital ID solution for healthcare
Digital identity solutions provider NextGate has entered a new definitive merger agreement with Lyniate, a company focusing on healthcare data…
Biometrics at the center as big tech and medical industry vie for your health data: B-Secur
Leader in electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) monitoring, B-Secur, is scaling up in the U.S. to concentrate on health-related heart biometrics after COVID-19…
Health info and digital ID app in Canada integrates user managed access specification
Digital ID and access control vendor Identos says it has adopted the UMA 2.0 specification for the newly launched Ontario…
