Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication

Madrid hospital group using smart cards, biometrics

Friday, February 27, 2009

The Madrid Hospital Group, which is composed of four hospitals an oncology centre and nine general hospitals, has selected SeMarket and Sun Microsystems to deploy an identity management and Single Sign On system.

The project, which will be implemented by SeMarket, will enable the authentication of both employees and patients of the group by using fingerprint biometrics. A smart card will also be issued to employees that will include their biometric data and a digital certificate.


The Sun Identity Manager technology will help manage the addition and removal of employees and the inclusion of temporary workers at each centre. Both patients and employees will authenticate themselves at the different access points and applications using fingerprint biometrics. This solution will also resolve the problem of duplicating identities. [end] 

The Basque National Health System has launched a neonatal security system designed to monitor and protect new-born infants using RFID technology.

When a pregnant woman is admitted to hospital, she is provided a tag with a unique identification which can be read in all the maternity zones. When the baby is born, an RFID tag specially designed for the new born is fitted to its ankle. The device monitors the infant 24 hours a day, detecting unauthorized movements, registering entries and exits to and from and enabling immediate location information.

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Awarepoint announced that it will integrate its real-time location (RTLS) system for health care environments with Meditech’s electronic health record (EHR). The effort aims to improve throughput and patient safety in hospital emergency departments (ED).

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Centros Especializados de San Vicente Fundacion, Columbia has chosen Orange Business Services to integrate and deliver RFID-based technology and communications services at its new branch launched in October.

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Precise Biometrics has developed a new line of “smart cases” for brands of tablets and smart phones to be released in 2012 and 2013. The new smart cases have built-in card reader and fingerprint sensor enabling users to both secure their devices as well as replace various password-based security for protected online sites and applications.

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DigitalPersona released a new version of its Pro Enterprise authentication device. It now contains the ability to support a number of new authentication credentials, enabling organizations to mix and match the ways in which employees securely identify themselves to Microsoft Windows and other applications.

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IBM announced a new identity management system called Security Role and Policy Modeler. Based on IBM Research, the software analyzes employee data and recommends a set of roles to better secure an organization and manage compliance.

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