DigitalPersona Pro software and U.are.U Fingerprint Readers are being deployed by Saratoga Hospital for its objective to track and secure access to patient health information.
Saratoga is said to have been looking for solutions that would help it satisfy the requirements set by Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act and DigitalPersona Pro software along with fingerprint biometrics solutions were then selected as the ideal fit for that purpose.
DigitalPersona explained that the DigitalPersona Pro Enterprise is an active directory-based solution that helps users centrally manage a variety of security applications from a single solution. It replaces passwords with fingerprints, cards, and more and is said to be qualified to operate using FIPS-compliant algorithms.
The company’s U.are.U fingerprint readers, modules and keyboards offer the latest in fingerprint authentication and security hardware technology for embedded, commercial and public sector applications. The fingerprint readers also feature support for international standard images formats and compact size.
Saratoga will be using the DigitalPersona Pro with fingerprint biometrics to restrict the hospital staff to view patient records only to which they are authorized to access. The hospital will also be able to extend security to thin clients running Citrix, VMWare, Terminal Services, and more.
DigitalPersona asserted that it is more important than ever for hospitals, clinics and insurance providers to control access to sensitive data in ways that are secure yet don’t hinder productivity. DigitalPersona Pro gives healthcare organizations the flexibility to tailor their use of advanced authentication to fit their established business processes, instead of the other way around.
“Typically in the healthcare world, increased convenience (which doctors and nurses insist upon) results in a decrease in security. With DigitalPersona Pro, we have simplified the login process for our users, while simultaneously increasing the security of patient health information. This ultimately allows our personnel to deliver a better patient experience at the point of care and ensures we maintain patients’ trust by safeguarding their health information,” stated Gary Moon, CISSP information systems security analyst at Saratoga Hospital, in a press release.
Recently, DigitalPersona announced that its FingerJetFX Technology is now available as open source and showcased fingerprint biometrics for Civil ID applications at the Biometric Consortium Conference.
Nathesh is a contributing editor for HealthTechZone. To read more of Nathesh's articles, please visit his columnist page.Edited by
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