Healthcare biometrics — defending patients and their data
Gold S. Biometric Technology Today, 2010(7)
Protecting patient data using biometrics is a surefire way of preventing a gross invasion of privacy from taking place
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Biometrics for Electronic Health Records
Flores Zuniga AE et al, Journal of Medical Systems, 34(5)
Securing electronic health records, in scenarios in which the provision of care services is share among multiple actors, could become a complex and costly activity. Correct identification of patients and physician, protection of privacy and confidentiality, assignment of access permissions for healthcare providers and resolutions of conflicts rise as main points of concern in the development of interconnected health information networks.
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Identity-management factors in e-health and telemedicine applications
Savastano, Mario et al, J Telemed Telecare, 14(7)
Reliable identification is essential in e-health and telemedicine applications. This necessitates a secure and trustworthy method of communication and collaboration between parties, which depends on common acceptance. This in turn is related to privacy and ethical matters. Different technologies, including biometrics and RFID, allow high levels of security and safety in identifying both human beings and goods.
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