Biometric security uses unique physical or behavioral traits for identification. Types of biometrics that might be used in verification include facial, fingerprint or voice recognition. Healthcare providers can use biometric security to control who can access patient records and data.
Healthcare facilities are increasingly using biometric access control systems to secure access to sensitive areas and equipment. This helps prevent unauthorized individuals from gaining access to sensitive areas and improves patient safety.
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Continuous Blood-Oxygen Saturation Monitoring
Many wearables like smartwatches and fitness trackers already measure basic health information like heart rate and steps taken.
However, advances in sensor technology have enabled wearables to offer more continuous and comprehensive monitoring.
An American circuit designer and manufacturer, Maxim, recently released a new wrist-based system designed.
Improved Mental Health Monitoring
Besides basic biometric data, wearables are starting to collect more sophisticated information like anxiety and stress for our mental health and wellbeing.
Some next-gen products even promised to measure its users’ emotional state and their stress level.
One such product is Spire, a wearable device that tracks breathing patterns and physical activi.
On-The-Go Blood Pressure Monitoring
It’s no secret that high blood pressure is bad for your health.
However, monitoring your blood pressure isn’t so easy.
Blood pressure cuffs are hard to put on correctly, and they need to be calibrated regularly.
The result is often inaccurate measurements.
Thanks to biometric sensor advancements, blood pressure technology has taken giant leaps forw.
Should health care use biometrics?
Health care could similarly use apps and smart phones to streamline patient consent, as well as for individuals to control access to and use of their personal health information.
Privacy and security concerns associated with using biometrics are not specific to health care.
What are the biggest hurdles in the integration of biometrics?
Some of the biggest hurdles in the integration of biometrics technologies in healthcare are related more to people than to technology.
Getting the right people within continuously expanding health systems to recognize the problems associated with patient identification is the first hurdle, said Kelly of Imprivata.
What biometrics technology does Northwell Health use?
Northwell Health in New Hyde Park, N.Y., is using iris scanning biometrics technology from RightPatient.
It selected iris scanning because the high-resolution photo that is taken also can support facial recognition.
What is the future of biometrics?
The future portends a new era of biometrics.
Advances to the technologies will make them more attractive to healthcare organizations.
Decreasing costs will make biometrics a more palatable move.
Other technologies like artificial intelligence will, in turn, also give biometrics a boost.
But mainstreaming biometrics faces a variety of challenges.
