Biometric Identification Linked to Patient EHR Records

This report seems very positive regarding Sentara's deployment of biometrics involving"palm prints." Unfortunately, the use of this term in the article is non-specific. Hand geometry does not provide high specificity (see:Hand geometry). However, Imprivata lists"palm vein recognition" as its key technology when accompanied with a patient's date-of-birth (see:Palm vein recognition scan). I will assume that this is the technology that is being deployed at Sentara. Here is some additional information from the Imprivata web site about palm vein recognition:A palm vein recognition technology solution pairs a biometric scanner with advanced patient matching software.A biometric palm vein scanner uses a near-infrared light wave to capture the vein pattern in a patient ’s palm. This scan produces a unique biometric template that is a digital representation of the patient’s unique vein pattern. During the initial enrollment process, the palm vein recognition technology solution associates this unique biometric template with the patient ’s medical record in their healthcare provider’s Health Information System (HIS).Once enrolled, returning patients simply provide their date of birth and scan their palm.Then, the palm vein recognition technology retrieves patients ’ individual medical records, automatically and accurately.
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