Most people that work with data in and around the healthcare industry are well aware of the negative impact that duplicate medical records and overlays can have on patient safety and the cost of care. Health information management (HIM) professionals are constantly monitoring and rectifying duplicate medical records and overlays because they pose an imminent […]
Read moreLast week, Novant Healthcare announced that it has deployed our RightPatient™ iris biometrics patient identification solution within it’s hospital network to help: increase patient safety prevent duplicate medical records stop healthcare fraud and medical identity theft at the point of service Both the Charlotte Business Journal and the Charlotte Observer highlighted the deployment in articles published in their respective […]
Read moreMay is always an exciting time of the year for us here at M2SYS because the National Association of Healthcare Access Management’s (NAHAM) annual symposium and trade show falls during the month. And to top it off, this year’s conference is in our hometown of Atlanta! If you aren’t familiar with NAHAM, here is a […]
Read moreA sad and curious story out of Nigeria caught our attention about the value of using biometric identification to ID anonymous patients. Nigerian police recently discovered a number of dead bodies floating in the Amansea river and are having difficulties establishing their identities. It seems that despite the government’s public pleas to help explain the mystery behind […]
Read moreWikipedia defines infection control in healthcare as “the discipline concerned with preventing nosocomial infections or healthcare-associated infection…an essential, though often under recognized and under supported part of the infrastructure of healthcare.” As part of patient and staff safety protocol, hospitals aggressively implement and monitor infection control measures which include consistent cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization of […]
Read moreWe were happy to have the opportunity to record a podcast with HIT Consultant that explains the value of using biometrics for patient identification. HIT Consultant Founder Fred Pennic contacted us recently to ask if we would be open to joining him for a question and answer conversation about how biometric patient identification systems work […]
Read moreWe released a brand new free podcast this week that discusses how healthcare data integrity and data interoperability standards will be affected by the advent of health information exchanges (HIEs) and integrated delivery networks (IDNs). Joining us on the podcast as our guest was John Donnelly, President of NJ based IntePro Solutions, and an expert […]
Read moreWe are happy to announce that Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin, NC has adopted RightPatient™ , our biometric patient identification system for use at their facility. Having initially invested in a biometric patient identification system that only supported palm vein biometrics, Hugh Chatham decided to switch to RightPatient™, choosing iris biometrics as their preferred […]
Read moreM2SYS recently attended the American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA) trade show in Chicago to meet attendees, discuss their patient identification issues and challenges, and demonstrate RightPatient™, our multi-biometric patient identification system which supports fingerprint, finger vein, palm vein, and facial recognition. Using biometrics as the patient identifier with RightPatient™ enables healthcare organizations to prevent duplicate medical records […]
Read moreAdvance for Healthcare Information Professionals published an article on Friday entitled “Defining Patient Verification & Identification in Healthcare” written by our President, Michael Trader. In the article, Michael explains that healthcare biometrics patient identification systems use different searching queries to identify a patient and its important that those directly responsible for purchasing decisions and hospital technology […]
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