Hospitals across South Florida are implementing high-tech biometric technology for multiple reasons. Biometrics can include palm readers, iris scanners and voice recognition systems and help locate patient records and log them into electronic files. Biometrics help reduce errors and add an extra layer of security in an age when insurance fraud and identity theft is a major issue.
Biometrics are the latest and greatest in a world of advanced technology. Bethesda Hospital in Boynton Beach, FL. requires new moms and their babies to wear bracelets with their photos attached to bar codes. When they leave, the bar codes must match. The Veterans Affairs Medical Center in West Palm Beach, FL. is considering incorporating face recognition programs in the future. At Bethesda Hospital in Mirimar, patients palms are scanned to prevent identity theft.
Biometrics is the way of the future and seems to be working for many hospitals in South Florida and around the country.
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