The ACA as a Reality Whether you support or oppose the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – the 2010 law that was designed to: — increase the quality and affordability of health insurance — lower the uninsured rate by expanding public and private insurance coverage — reduce the costs of healthcare for individuals and the government the fact of the matter is, […]
Read more
Implementing tighter security systems to protect a nation’s borders has increasingly found itself in the cross hairs of many countries around the world. Marked increases in cross-border terrorist and criminal activity has prompted many governments to assess the strengths and weaknesses of their existing internal control systems and forced some to seek more sophisticated, modern […]
Read more
As biometric identification management deployments continue to evolve around the world, the scope and complexity of administering these projects continues to grow as program administrators begin to expand the technology’s reach to more and more segments of society. A technology once used exclusively by government entities mostly in a military capacity has expanded to include […]
Read moreToday we announced support in our Hybrid Biometric Platform™ multi-modal biometrics system for the innovative “Sherlock” Light Emitting Sensor (LES) fingerprint sensor, designed and produced by Integrated Biometrics. Why is this important? The marked increase in mobile biometric identification management deployments demands innovative hardware that is capable of capturing moist or dry fingerprints in any type of […]
Read moreBig data is a buzzword in the healthcare industry that can cause shivers down the spines of anyone who understands it’s potential to help advance the dual goal of improving population and individual health. Although big data is a not a relatively new term to the healthcare industry, many are just beginning to understand the […]
Read more
The following guest post is by Nicole Williams, professional blogger. Biometrics seemed like such a futuristic term just a few years ago, but now it’s here and according to CNET, it’s predicted to be a ‘common’ form of security by 2015. However, many companies are concerned about whether biometrics will offer a viable security solution […]
Read more
Often considered one of if not the most important challenges to overcome in healthcare, the topic of establishing an increase in accurate patient identification and data matching has seen a significant rise in urgency over the past year as more health IT initiatives are launched. Despite the recent collaboration by the ONC and other entities on recommendations […]
Read more
Ask any healthcare professional who is in synch with some of the major issues that the healthcare industry faces about the persistent problem of establishing accurate patient identification and chances are they will agree that it continues to be a top priority. Current patient identification and data matching initiaves underway by the Office of the […]
Read more
Being Proactive vs. Reactive It’s often said that the true distinction between being proactive versus reactive is the difference between responding and reacting. Response is rooted in choice. Reaction is ruled by habit. Proactive thinking looks to the future and is generally considered the anticipation of an event that is known to happen whereas reactive thinking […]
Read moreIf you work in the biometrics industry or you happen to follow it closely, you are probably aware that a topic of discussion that frequently comes up is how does the aging of the human body effect the way that biometric systems are designed and deployed. In fact, a recent industry dust up saw researchers […]
Read more
Face Recognition |
Fingerprint |
Finger vein |
Iris |
