It’s 2020: Why is patient matching still so hard?
Anyone of a certain age will remember the early Internet’s utopian promises: democratic governments the norm; truth the global currency,…
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HHS, DISA Assured Identity pilot aims to protect healthcare data with biometrics and behavior authentication
The U.S. government’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is developing biometric and behavior-based authentication for employees in partnership…
U.S. Senate urged to allow federal funding for national patient ID
Advocates are urging the U.S. Senate to follow the House of Representatives in removing a ban on federal funding for…
Standards needed for biometrics and other data to tap potential of electronic health records
Patient matching needs to be significantly improved with a national strategy and standards agreed to by health organizations and technology…
SmartMetric introduces biometric card for medical records storage
SmartMetric announced it has created a biometrics-secured smart card that stores an individuals medical files, including scans and images. The…
Biometrics: obstacles and opportunities in healthcare
This is a guest post by Dan Cidon, Chief Technology Officer at NextGate. During the last decade a technological transformation…
Medical center deploys RightPatient biometric patient identification system
RightPatient announced that Terrebonne General Medical Center (TGMC) has implemented its biometric patient identity management, data integrity, and health security…
Atlantic Health deploys Patient Secure’s biometric palm vein scanning solution
New Jersey nonprofit healthcare system Atlantic Health System recently deployed Patient Secure’s biometric palm vein scanning solution to speed up…
CrossChx raises $15M, takes biometric patient identification platform nationwide
CrossChx has recently raised $15 million in Series B funding, bringing the healthcare identity solution company’s total funding to more…
GenKey acquires Ghanaian software provider
GenKey has announced that it has acquired ClaimSync, a Ghanaian software provider. According to the company, ClaimSync offers a platform for digitizing…
