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Biometrics In Health Care

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Biometrics is the use of physiological characteristics such as iris or retinal scan, fingerprint, or voice that is unique to a particular person (Sewell & Thede, 2013, p. 363). The use of biometrics is one of the most secure ways of authentication. They "rely on physical or behavioral characteristics to allow for effective identification" (Lambardo, 2015) The usage of biometrics has now been around for approximately 30 years. Healthcare agencies use biometrics to clock in to work, access patient’s medications, access a facilities electronic health record, and more. Biometrics have recently started to be used at blood banks to ensure patient identification before a blood transfusion happens. Voice biometrics is more commonly used in the banking

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