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Your name: Derrick McClamb
Title of your paper: Thumbprint Security in the Medical World
Introduction
As technology has moved forward so have the laws and requirements for how medical records are entered stored, and archived. There are now laws that mandate that healthcare organizations securely store medical records in digital formats. This requires that security mechanisms not only secure records, but ensure the privacy of the patient. One security feature that has seen promise over the last few years is identification via the finger print of the medical record owner. Using the patient’s own fingerprint, specifically a thumbprint as identification to sign in at the front desk of a healthcare provider or to access security devices throughout medical facilities, helps to counter the potentially devastating risk of unauthorized access or stolen medical records.
Having patient medical authorization via thumbprint alleviates the need for carrying medical, insurance, and prescription information on their person when visiting the practitioner. This technology also has the capability to be tied to payment options to cover co-pays that often slows down the check-in process. This technology is not without problems. Security threats include the system failing to work as intended and hacking. In cases where the system fails, patients that normally do not have identification (ID) with them may have problems with access to certain areas where this security is used. -
When finger print technology began
The first healthcare institution on record according to Gary (2011) was the Catholic Health System in Buffalo, New York. This roll out required fingerprints from two or three of both hands and several forms of ID for the initial visit and used fingerprint only after that to check-in patients in less than 30 seconds. The Catholic Healthcare System extended this program by equipping La Porte hospital with seven fingerprint devices.
Your name: Derrick McClamb
Title of your paper: Thumbprint Security in the Medical World
Introduction
As technology has moved forward so have the laws and requirements for how medical records are entered stored, and archived. There are now laws that mandate that healthcare organizations securely store medical records in digital formats. This requires that security mechanisms not only secure records, but ensure the privacy of the patient. One security feature that has seen promise over the last few years is identification via the finger print of the medical record owner. Using the patient’s own fingerprint, specifically a thumbprint as identification to sign in at the front desk of a healthcare provider or to access security devices throughout medical facilities, helps to counter the potentially devastating risk of unauthorized access or stolen medical records.
Having patient medical authorization via thumbprint alleviates the need for carrying medical, insurance, and prescription information on their person when visiting the practitioner. This technology also has the capability to be tied to payment options to cover co-pays that often slows down the check-in process. This technology is not without problems. Security threats include the system failing to work as intended and hacking. In cases where the system fails, patients that normally do not have identification (ID) with them may have problems with access to certain areas where this security is used. -
When finger print technology began
The first healthcare institution on record according to Gary (2011) was the Catholic Health System in Buffalo, New York. This roll out required fingerprints from two or three of both hands and several forms of ID for the initial visit and used fingerprint only after that to check-in patients in less than 30 seconds. The Catholic Healthcare System extended this program by equipping La Porte hospital with seven fingerprint devices.