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der, age or physical conditions. To truly enhance workfow, the sensor needs to work every time, and for every user. TECHNOLOGY SUITS THE ENVIRONMENT The purpose of any biometric technology is to provide consistent data for verifcation that can be used to match the data that was captured during enrollment. Only then can the system properly identify and quickly accept the right people while rejecting unauthorized users. A biometric sensor needs to collect usable data under a variety of real-world conditions. Within health care, these conditions are typically characterized by a diverse user population that has minimal training on biometric enrollment and high use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers and hand washing resulting in dry hands, along with a relatively cool, bright and dry environment. Tese conditions have caused traditional fngerprint biometric sensors to have difculty supporting the demands of both healthcare institutions and clinicians. To address the shortcomings of conventional fngerprint technologies, a new technology — multispectral imaging — collects information about both the surface and sub-surface fngerprint to capture reliable data every time, regardless of whether a user's fnger is dry, wet, dirty, slightly rotated or diffcult to capture. Multispectral imaging is designed to allow clinicians to enroll and authenticate quickly and accurately every time, removing the need to call the help desk or use a secondary authentication method due to issues with the primary mode. Tis technology can enhance user adoption rates because it is simple, reliable and secure. Medical dispensing systems with multispectral fngerprint authentication have already been deployed in many U.S. hospitals, with more than 1 million user touches per day. Eprescribing and access to medical records are heavily regulated activities that are also being supported by biometric authentication. Most hospitals' current technology investments, such as enterprise single sign-on (ESSO) and clinical information systems (CIS), allow easy integration with fngerprint sensors. Identity and access management is being secured and simplifed with the touch of a fnger. SPANNING A WORLD OF APPLICATIONS As shown in these health-care applications, biometrics is the only mode of authentication that can answer, unequivocally, the question of "Who?" As such, biometrics is being adopted around the world in a wide variety of applications that require authentication. In India, biometrics is a central element of the Unique ID project. In Brazil, it's widely used to access ATMs. In Hong Kong, the immigration department uses biometrics to secure borders. By focusing on the individual, biometrics protects both the user and the service provider. It also does so in a manner that is both secure and convenient. Greg Sarrail is Vice President of Solutions Business for Lumidigm. He can be reached at gsarrail@lumidigm.com. www.securitysales.com/freeinfo/19174 SEPTEMBER 2013 / SECURITYSALES.COM / 133