In the words of the famous Wild West outlaw Doc Holliday, “Why should I obtain by force that which I can obtain by cheating?” The use of biometrics to authenticate and verify identity is growing, and as the number of uses both personal and professional increases, so too do the number of biometric modalities. While […]

  AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the summer 2013 issue of Regarding ID. The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in […]

The NFC Forum published three specifications that cover the use of the communications protocol in health care. The three specifications are the Personal Health Device Communication (PHDC) Technical Specification, the Connection Handover 1.3 and Signature Record Type Definition (RTD) 2.0 Candidate Technical Specifications. The PHDC Technical Specification supports these “Connected Health” solutions by enabling health devices […]

Linking an incorrect medical record to a patient can be fatal but making sure those records follow the patients is also difficult. To help ease this problem the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Altoona is rolling out palm vein biometrics to strengthen that link. The program started June 1 and registered more than 4,600 […]

When it comes to state services, a typical resident has some identity attributes with the Department of Revenue, some with the Department of Motor Vehicles and still others with various agencies such as the Department of Natural Resources. Moreover, if the resident uses Medicaid there’s attribute information stored there as well. For the past few […]

Often times when the topic of access control is considered, logical access – to databases or desktops, for example – dominates the discussion. The logical aspect, however, is only one facet to a comprehensive access control solution. One company who is attempting to redefine access control is Shuttle Computer Group (SCG). Founded in Taiwan in […]

In the latest report from research and advisory firm, IMARC Group, the Indian Health care Sector will likely create a demand for some 34 million smart cards during over the next five-years. The report, entitled “Smart Card Industry in India: SIM, Identity, Banking, Transport, Healthcare, Pay TV, Loyalty & PDS,” reveals that the adoption of […]

Imprivata has funded independent research, conducted by the Ponemon Institute, to determine the best single sign-on solution according to IT practitioners. Single sign-on is being used in the health care sector to automate personnel login processes, enabling clinicians and IT practitioners to login to their desktop just once, granting them faster access to necessary applications, […]