This report examines how biometric technology is applied to the health care industry, mainly in the United States. This report notes that “health care biometrics” is utilized for access control, identification, workforce management or patient record storage. Biometrics in health care often takes two forms: providing access control to resources and patient identification solutions. The growing demand for biometrics solutions is mainly driven by the need to combat fraud, along with the imperative to improve patient privacy along with health care safety. Biometrics are also increasing being used for medical monitoring and mobile health care.
- Rawlson O`Neil King Lead Researcher, Biometrics Research Group, Inc.
Also, and unlike with most of these market analyses, Biometrics Research Group has made the entire report available for free via download at the link above.
