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Pharmacy benefit manager employs biometrics to improve security

Thursday, July 3, 2008

In an effort to increase security, a leading pharmacy benefit manager has tapped IdentiPHI and their partner Zvetco Biometrics to help implement a solution.

By using IdentiPHI’s SAFsolution in conjunction with Zvetco’s biometric fingerprint readers, the pharmacy benefit manager is expected to ease password administration, support and secure multi-person use terminals and secure network access to meet patient privacy regulations.


The SAFsolution software and Zvetco’s biometric fingerprint readers will be switch users from password based security to biometrics based by using fingerprints in lieu of currently used user passwords. The pharmacy benefit manager that is employing the new security solution is expecting dramatic results in safety and security of its protected data. [end] 

ClearCount Medical Solutions announced that the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System will help prevent retained surgical sponge incidents with the use of its SmartSponge System.

The FDA-cleared, SmartSponge System is part of ClearCount’s RFID-based platforms that enables organizations to both count and locate surgical sponges. The VA Pittsburgh hospital has implemented SmartSponge Systems into its full suite of operating rooms to improve efficiency and provide a safety net for human error.  

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GE Healthcare has announced its biometric solution for ePrescriptions has been approved by the Ohio Pharmacy Board, which oversees the only state requiring two-factor authentication for ePrescriptions.

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3M and Cogent Inc. announced that they have entered into a agreement for 3M’s acquisition of Cogent Inc. for approximately $943 million, or $10.50 per share.

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A webinar hosted by Angel.com, an interactive voice response (IVR) and call center solutions provider, and VoiceVault, a developer of voice recognition biometrics, drives at the need for voice biometrics in call center operations looking for unique alternatives to boost efficiency and lower costs, according to a TMCnet article.

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India’s Social Welfare Department has implemented the Beggars Personal Management System to track beggars using biometrics. This effort is to fight recent large-scale deaths and mismanagement within colonies, according to a Deccan Herald article.

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Using passive RFID technology, Geisinger Health System in Pa. is able to automatically generate an electronic chain of custody receipt, from the person sending to the person receiving.

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