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Healthcare Biometrics

Biometrics are used in doctors’ offices, hospitals, and other healthcare setting for ensuring accurate patient identification, or for monitoring patients. Applications can include access control or patient record storage. Patient monitoring outside of traditional healthcare settings can also employ biometrics, and biometrics are also being implemented for developing applications like electronic prescriptions and remote diagnosis.

 

Healthcare digitization push in Germany looks to digital ID via EUDI Wallet

Germany’s digital transformation efforts are prioritizing enhancements to the electronic patient record (ePA), which will require strong digital identity verification….

 

CMS aims to modernize patient data access in US with QR codes, biometrics

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants to modernize data for patients in the U.S. Speaking to Healthcare…

 

Vouched, Epic join forces to streamline patient identity verification

Fraud detection company Vouched has announced a new integration that connects its healthcare-focused identity verification system with Epic’s software toolbox,…

 

Medicare beneficiaries get new online identity verification options

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that is rolling out what it calls enhanced login options…

 

India mandates medical colleges to issue ABHA patient IDs in digital health push

India’s National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed that all medical colleges must generate and issue patient IDs to all those…

 

Clear brings biometric identity checks to Mount Sinai hospitals amid privacy scrutiny

Clear Secure Inc., the biometrics company that made its name speeding travelers through airport lines, is pushing deeper into health…

 

HID debuts cloud‑based visitor verification system for healthcare

HID’s new tools reflect a shift inside hospitals. The sector is looking for ways to reduce impersonation risks, tighten access…

 

LexisNexis unveils patient IDM platform with biometric verification, document authentication

LexisNexis has announced the launch of an AI-powered identity platform to streamline the patient management journey. The company release notes…

 

FaceTec pitches UR Codes to guard healthcare from fraud with biometrics and liveness

America’s healthcare sector has a major problem with identity fraud. The root cause of that problem, FaceTec argues in a…

 

Identy joins Africa’s push for digital identity in humanitarian healthcare

Across Africa and other regions with large undocumented populations, the lack of official identity papers is a major barrier to…

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