Biometrics Bring Fingerprint ID to Hospitals.

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Jul 16, 2001
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Within the last year, Catholic Health System went on to implement the Ultra-Scan fingerprint technology in the admissions process for two out of the four hospitals in its system. Now, when a patient enters the hospital admissions area, staff ask if he or she has been registered via the "Personal Touch System."

Fingerprint registration is entirely voluntary, but with a concerted educational effort these hospitals have been able to achieve about an 85 percent compliance rate upon admission.
This portion of the process involves taking fingerprints from two or three fingers on the left and right hands; scanning two or three pieces of identification, including a driver's license; taking a photo; scanning health insurance information; and getting an electronic version of the patient's signature.