"We're very committed to privacy/security and feel that utilizing finger vein authentication can play a key role in ensuring patient safety and privacy" explained the I.T. Manager for the Ohio health system.
In order to be compliant with the Identity Theft Red Flag regulations that are part of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACT) Act, the FTC requires healthcare providers to implement a solution to ensure patients are diagnosed and receive proper care and verification that their medical records have not been compromised. Providers are also required to secure patients' medical records to prevent identity theft. The Ohio health system's improved patient registration and identification process using finger vein authentication helps them comply with these requirements.
Medibase's BASEmetricT solution using Hitachi's Finger vein authentication technology links the biometric signature with patient demographic data to quickly and accurately identify new or returning patients. Linking the biometric signature with EMPI data enables accurate patient identification (including trauma patients), prevents identity theft and helps ensure patients are correctly diagnosed and cared for because the integrity of their medical records.
Lew Iadarola, Manager, VeinID Sales for Hitachi said, "We are excited to be working with Medibase to promote the use of finger vein authentication technology. This technology represents the logical next step in privacy protection and personal safety innovation."
"Joining Hitachi's Finger vein authentication with EMPI identity management enables clients like the health system in Ohio to safeguard patient safety and identity and comply with FTC requirements in a non-intrusive manner" according to Philip Gardner, Medibase Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
About Hitachi
Hitachi America, Ltd., headquartered in Tarrytown, New York, a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., and its subsidiary companies offer a broad range of electronics, power and industrial equipment and services, automotive products and consumer electronics with operations throughout the Americas. For more information, visit www.hitachi-america.us. For information on other Hitachi Group companies in the United States, please visit www.hitachi.us.
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 360,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2009 (ended March 31, 2010) consolidated revenues totaled 8,968 billion yen ($96.4 billion). Hitachi will focus more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, environmental, industrial and transportation systems, and social and urban systems, as well as the sophisticated materials and k ey devices that support them. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at www.hitachi.com.
About The Medibase Group, Inc.
The Medibase Group, Inc., headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, is a solution provider to the healthcare industry. Established in 1993, Medibase (a privately held company) has provided software solutions, technical assistance and business office services to hospitals, health systems and integrated delivery networks throughout the United States. Medibase offers a wide range of products and services including enterprise wide identify management , MPI cleanup and maintenance, duplicate prevention, accounts receivable collections, data storage and retrieval, and technical expertise in general and patient accounting. For more information on Medibase, please visit the company's website at www.medibase.com
