Japan formally completes digitizing health insurance card, following EU nations
Japan has completed the integration of its national health insurance program into the My Number ID system, as it moves…
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Clear expands its patient check-in program to more than 150 locations
Clear is expanding its selfie biometrics-based patient check-in program designed with Wellstar Health System, which provides medical care across the…
Data breaches of Australia’s health records drop 50% after passkey adoption: OAIC
The number of data breaches in the Australian national electronic health record system has declined by half over the last…
ID.me expands reach of digital identity wallet for healthcare management
U.S. patient access and healthcare records management provider Flexpa has signed on to use ID.me’s digital identity wallet to give…
Nigeria intends to boost universal health coverage drive with digital ID
The National Health Insurance Authority of Nigeria (NHIA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Identity Management…
Telstra Health wins contract to digitize Australia’s health records system
Digital transformation is coming to Australia’s healthcare system on a national level. The country’s Digital Health Agency has awarded a…
Clear integrations with Epic position firm to lead on face biometrics for healthcare
Healthcare continues to be fertile ground for biometrics. Clear is pursuing deeper integration with Epic, the health management system and…
Risks, data privacy fears as Spain pilots biometric patient ID system in two cities
A report has flagged risks and data privacy issues with a new biometric patient identification system which Spain is implementing…
Ukraine joins e-prescription pilot for EUDI Wallet
Ukraine has joined a European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet pilot, which will test cross-border sharing of medical credentials, including electronic…
Kenya re-introduces biometric patient verification to curb insurance fraud
The Kenyan government has relaunched a biometric system for the identification of patients at health facilities as part of efforts…
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