The use of biometrics in health care environments in already are being deployed in modest, employee-facing implementations.
Legislative requirements, a heightened awareness of patient privacy, and the increased availability of personal medical information online are expected to drive biometric revenues in this vertical. Areas of increased biometric revenue generation in Health Care will include protection of patient data on internal networks, customer-facing applications, and development of biometric software specifically for the Health Care market.
Health Care has unique challenges and requirements that can be met with strong verification technologies. Recent legislation creates a demand for strong verification in new areas as part of an overall effort to improve the quality and efficiency of the healthcare industry. Biometric technology, being the technology with the strongest ability to reliably identify and verify individuals, is likely to be the most appropriate technology for fulfilling many unique requirements of the healthcare industry.