Biometric identification
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On June 4, 2007, BIO-key announced the successful deployment of its biometric identification solution protecting patient medical records at The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates (MFA) in Washington, D.C.
The 300-physician multi-specialty practice is affiliated with, and is the primary teaching practice of, the George Washington University School of Medicine. BIO-key's patented VST software enables MFA physicians and resident physicians-in-training to quickly and accurately log into their TouchWorks Electronic Health Record (EHR) from Allscripts without the need to remember passwords. Doctors currently use BIO-key to establish their identity when they sign in to the EHR in order to process many daily functions such as documenting patient visits, prescribing medications, ordering lab tests and viewing the results.
Current practice at MFA requires that all physicians, residents, and other authorized clinical staff simply place their finger onto a fingerprint reader in order to gain access to the EHR at computer workstations located throughout the medical facility. BIO-key's software immediately reads the fingerprint and matches it against a database of authorized users' fingerprints. Only when the match is successful can the clinician then gain access to the EHR. The entire process takes no longer than typing in a password but is far more secure.