Key Source International Fingerprint Recognition Software “Goes Live” for Columbus Children’s Hospital
Key Source International Fingerprint Recognition Software “Goes Live” for Columbus Children’s Hospital E-Prescriptions and Medical Record Access
(Oakland, Calif.) – Today Key Source International’s EzBio™ fingerprint recognition software and eTrust Single Sign-On by CA (NYSE: CA) began being used by Columbus Children’s Hospital to authenticate electronic prescriptions and improve medical record security.
On Aug. 15 the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy approved KSI’s biometric strong authentication program EzBio™ and accompanying specialized keyboards with fingerprint scanners in conjunction with CA’s eTrust Single Sign-On software for electronically identifying healthcare professionals in the Columbus Children’s Hospital system’s emergency departments and urgent care facilities. Biometrics refers to technologies which identify individuals based on biological traits, such as retinal or iris scanning, fingerprinting or face recognition technology. Today is the “Go Live” deployment date for the new equipment and software at CCH.
When healthcare providers use fingerprint scanners built into keyboards by KSI, the swipe of a finger provides a digital signature logging employees in. Such efficiency is invaluable in the fast-paced world of urgent care departments. Further, fingerprints are forms of identification which cannot be simulated or duplicated.
Electronic system access typically requires a username and password. However, a single password is now insufficient for the “positive identification” required of individuals prescribing, administering or dispensing dangerous drugs, according to the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy. Known for maintaining some of the strictest national standards in healthcare, the board has approved only a select group of identification methods as secure.
Of the approved identification methods, biometrics is the obvious choice. Manual signatures on hard copy records or prescription printouts are approved, yet paper records are inefficient and easily compromised. The remaining methods, board-approved systems of randomly generated personal questions and electronic readers of magnetic cards, proximity badges and bar codes, require private personal identifiers such as passwords. Passwords are not secure and are often forgotten.
KSI, the worldwide custom keyboard leader, expects the biometric security market to continue expanding, in the healthcare industry, corporate enterprises and government bodies. Its partnership with CA is based on providing hardware and strong authentication software for the eTrust Single Sign-On program.
KSI Contact: Phil Bruno
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Key Source International
Phone: 510.562.5000, ext. 13
Fax: 510.562.0689
E-Mail: pbruno@ksikeyboards.com
Web Site: www.ksikeyboards.com
September 6, 2006
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(Oakland, Calif.) – Today Key Source International’s EzBio™ fingerprint recognition software and eTrust Single Sign-On by CA (NYSE: CA) began being used by Columbus Children’s Hospital to authenticate electronic prescriptions and improve medical record security.
On Aug. 15 the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy approved KSI’s biometric strong authentication program EzBio™ and accompanying specialized keyboards with fingerprint scanners in conjunction with CA’s eTrust Single Sign-On software for electronically identifying healthcare professionals in the Columbus Children’s Hospital system’s emergency departments and urgent care facilities. Biometrics refers to technologies which identify individuals based on biological traits, such as retinal or iris scanning, fingerprinting or face recognition technology. Today is the “Go Live” deployment date for the new equipment and software at CCH.
When healthcare providers use fingerprint scanners built into keyboards by KSI, the swipe of a finger provides a digital signature logging employees in. Such efficiency is invaluable in the fast-paced world of urgent care departments. Further, fingerprints are forms of identification which cannot be simulated or duplicated.
Electronic system access typically requires a username and password. However, a single password is now insufficient for the “positive identification” required of individuals prescribing, administering or dispensing dangerous drugs, according to the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy. Known for maintaining some of the strictest national standards in healthcare, the board has approved only a select group of identification methods as secure.
Of the approved identification methods, biometrics is the obvious choice. Manual signatures on hard copy records or prescription printouts are approved, yet paper records are inefficient and easily compromised. The remaining methods, board-approved systems of randomly generated personal questions and electronic readers of magnetic cards, proximity badges and bar codes, require private personal identifiers such as passwords. Passwords are not secure and are often forgotten.
KSI, the worldwide custom keyboard leader, expects the biometric security market to continue expanding, in the healthcare industry, corporate enterprises and government bodies. Its partnership with CA is based on providing hardware and strong authentication software for the eTrust Single Sign-On program.
KSI Contact: Phil Bruno
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Key Source International
Phone: 510.562.5000, ext. 13
Fax: 510.562.0689
E-Mail: pbruno@ksikeyboards.com
Web Site: www.ksikeyboards.com
September 6, 2006
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