DigitalPersona, a developer of fingerprint-based biometric technology solutions has partnered up with ScriptRx, a developer of various health care technology solutions, to integrate DigitalPersona’s U.are.U fingerprint readers into ScriptRx’s Electronic Medical Record and Discharge System for Emergency Rooms and Urgent Care Centers. The final solution is a kiosk that eases and biometrically secures regular tasks […]

Anakam announced that HEALTHeLINK, the Western New York Clinical Information Exchange, based in Buffalo, N.Y., has selected the Anakam Identity Suite to provide trusted access to the private health information of the more than 1.5 million patients in the community. HEALTHeLINK has implemented the Anakam Identity Suite to provide service to its community providing a […]

The U.S. government is offering physicians and hospitals incentives to deploy electronic medical records. But there’s still the issue of how to properly identify patients in these systems and make sure their information is properly safeguarded. Dr. Robert Wah, chief medical officer and vice president of CSC’s North American Public Sector business unit, spoke with […]

LifeMed Card Inc., a supplier of smart card solutions for the domestic hospital market, announced that it has entered into a contract to supply its Patient Smart Card Software Platform to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, an 806-bed regional medical center in Sarasota, Fla. The LifeMed software uses smart cards, secure readers, and kiosks to streamline patient […]

The Identive Group, formerly SCM Microsystems, Hirsch Electronic and Bluehill ID, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire RockWest Technology Group, a privately-held identification and security solutions provider. RockWest provides ID management solutions and services to the education, government, corporate, casino and health care markets in the southwest region of the U.S. […]

Jim Zok, director of identity and privacy assurance at CSC, talks about the issues surrounding identity assurance. With concerns regarding ID theft and cybersecurity on the rise there should be some type of way for citizens to authenticate online. Standards, liability and practices are all issues that need to be settled before an identity assurance […]

Beginning next month, pensioners in Pune, India will be issued smart cards to receive medical benefits from the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), according to indianexpress.com. The cards will contain the medical history of the patients, a record of monthly prescriptions and a photo ID. For the first phase of the rollout, the government will […]

Palm vein biometrics is touted as a secure, hygienic biometric technology. Vic Harring, vice president of sales and business development at the advanced technology group for Fujistu Frontech North America, spoke with Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin about the company’s newest scanner and where he sees it being deployed. iTunes Aggregator m4a mp3 Older podcasts.  […]

CardSmith announced that it has implemented its card program management service at three continuing care retirement communities – two in North Carolina and one in Virginia, all of which are managed by United Church and Home Services. Under the program, residents of the facilities are issued personalized cards with pre-paid spending accounts that can be […]

SecuGen, a developer of biometric products and services, has announced that its Hamster IV line of fingerprint readers have been integrated into the Tamil Nadu Health Insurance Scheme (TNHIS), part of the Indian Government’s eGovernance Initiative. India’s eGovernance Initiative is designed to digitize more government services in an effort to improve the efficiency of the […]