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…
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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…
Samsung OLED tech integrates biometric fingerprint and health sensors into display panel
Samsung Display has revealed new advancements in biometric technology at the SID Display Week 2023 in Los Angeles (running May…
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…
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Future Identity Customer London, UK May 16, 2023 Future Identity Customer, in co-location with FTT Embedded Finance & Super Apps and Customer Alpha,…
Biometrics for healthcare introduced in Thailand, Slovenia
Governments are continuing to roll out biometric credentials to give citizens secure access to healthcare services. Thailand is piloting eye…
Digital identity federation proof-of-concept for health record access shows promise
The CARIN Alliance, a collaboration of healthcare and other stakeholders working to advance health information exchange, has released the results…
Doctors in Japan challenge govt mandatory use of digital ID for health services
Several doctors and other individuals in Japan are suing the government to prevent the replacement of patients’ insurance cards with…
Global lessons from digitally identifying the poor for health in Cambodia, India, Rwanda
Digital technologies help in the development of health schemes, according to the findings of a new publication from the WHO….
Blockchain pushes healthcare digital ID applications further in India, South Korea
India’s National Health Authority has selected Life Clips’ subsidiary Belfrics to issue roughly one million Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA)…
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