Simprints celebrates scale of biometrically verified health services in 2024
Biometrics non-profit Simprints says it delivered more than 551,000 biometrically verified health services including vaccines, surgeries, and deworming treatments across…
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U.S. lawmakers look to improve patient privacy, safety with MATCH IT Act
The introduction of the Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT Act of 2025 (MATCH IT) marks a significant…
Vendors make their case why biometrics and the healthcare sector go together
Companies such as Amazon have been introducing biometric authentication systems into the healthcare sector, adapting its Amazon One palm biometrics…
Amazon expands its palm biometric payment to healthcare
Amazon is one of the major companies to introduce palm biometric payment and the e-commerce giant is now expanding the…
DPI transforms healthcare delivery, payroll management in Nigeria’s Niger State
The introduction of a health card linked to the national digital ID is helping to streamline the management of patient…
Digital ID eases patient information management in Northern Ireland
Digital identity is increasing proving inevitable for service delivery in several sectors and it’s no less so for healthcare delivery….
Simprints co-founder nets prestigious Impact Prize
A senior member of Simprints has been recognized with a prestigious prize. Alexandra Grigore, Simprints’ chief strategy officer, is the…
Dubai ambulances rolling out FRT to ID unconscious patients
By the middle of this year, a mobile application with a facial recognition feature which can identify patients in emergency…
Digital transformation of healthcare gathers pace globally
The UAE and Estonia could see cooperation in the digital transformation of healthcare. Riina Sikkut, Estonia’s minister of health, said…
Services Australia to run Trust Exchange pilot with largest Australian bank
A pilot with Commonwealth Bank will test the Australian government’s digital identity exchange scheme, Trust Exchange (TEx), using digital medical…
