Becker's Healthcare February 4, 2019
Clinical trials are underway to evaluate whether an iris biometric system built using blockchain technology can be used for patient recognition, U.K. news website Verdict reports.
The system, which uses scans of the eye to verify a person’s identity, would be applied in healthcare through the Patientory app, created by the eponymous U.S.-based healthcare blockchain solutions company. Trials for the system are being conducted with U.K.-based iris-recognition solutions company IrisGuard.
The app will let healthcare providers verify the identity of their patients and was developed to avoid such errors as matching patients with the wrong health records.
All patient data, including histories, prescriptions and...
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