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APPLYING BIOMETRICS Your trusted partner in security. PHOTO: ©ISTOCKPHOTO.COM Access Control BIOMETRICS MAKES BETTER SENSE TODAY The reality is that security has taken a backseat to workfow at every stage. Prox cards were never designed to protect networks, applications and sensitive patient data, yet many health-care organizations rely on this technology to protect their most critical assets. Clinicians logon to an EHR system as often as 75 times a day. Tese transaction events can add up to 45 minutes if using a username and password. Te use of electronic systems is undeniably valuable and necessary and access to those systems must be simple and convenient or they will not be adopted. What seems to have been forgotten in the rush to implement is that access must also be secure to meet regulatory requirements and to provide proper patient privacy. If using a proxy card and PIN is not much better than the former username/password model, what is the alternative? The latest in Access Control Technology Allows Your Business To: Q Q Q Q Leverage the Cloud! Increase revenues! Reduce costs! Lower attrition rate! Quick Response has been providing dependable, cutting-edge monitoring services to alarm dealers for over 44 years. We provide comprehensive dealer internet access with Contact us TODAY 24-hour assistance, custom to start securing financing, marketing your future! support and more. 800-462-5353 info@quickresponse.net quickresponse.net www.securitysales.com/freeinfo/19330 132 / SECURITYSALES.COM / SEPTEMBER 2013 The health-care industry's shift toward electronic records is creating pressure to ensure patient data is accessible and secure. Biometrics is a viable solution. It must be as or more convenient than using a card and password, and it must positively identify the person accessing the information. Something that the clinician can share with others such as a username and password does not identify "who" without some level of doubt. Something that can be easily duplicated such as a static CSN also does not absolutely identify "who." Only through the use of a biometric can the authorized individual be positively identifed to securely grant access while creating a record of the authenticity of the transaction. Fingerprint biometrics is the most widely used biometric technology in health care for medication dispensing, electronic prescriptions of controlled substances and simple, secure login to EHRs. More convenient than using a card-based system, a fngerprint biometric authentication solution does not require the clinician to carry some other device, card or token. Requiring no more than the placement of a fnger on a sensor, authentication using fngerprint biometrics enhances clinician workfow while delivering the level of security that is required to protect sensitive health information. However, not all fngerprint biometric solutions are created equal. To maximize adoption, it is critical to select a f ngerprint sensor that works in real-world environments and that can deliver consistent results irrespective of race, gen-