ABSTRACT
CONTENTS 4.1 Introduction 110 4.2 Case for Biometrics in Health Care 112
4.2.1 Multidimensional Environment of Health Care 112 4.2.2 Diversity and Number of Stakeholders 112 4.2.3 Need for Condentiality, Authorization, and
Accountability in Health Care 115 4.2.4 Promise of Biometrics in Health Care 117
4.3 Framework for Biometrics in Health Care 119 4.3.1 Elements of Biometrics in Health Care 119 4.3.2 Healthcare Processes 119 4.3.3 Digital Signature Considerations 121 4.3.4 Application of Biometric Methods 124 4.3.5 Biometrics Processes 126 4.3.6 Criteria and Tradeos 128
4.4 Scenarios Showing Application of Biometrics in Healthcare Industry 129 4.4.1 Ambulatory Patient 130
4.4.1.1 Background 130 4.4.1.2 Scenario 130 4.4.1.3 Observations 133
4.4.2 Patient in Emergency 133 4.4.2.1 Background 133 4.4.2.2 Scenario 133 4.4.2.3 Observations 135
4.4.3 Detection of Identity Forgery 136 4.4.3.1 Background 136
4.1 INTRODUCTION Social and technological advances have increased the availability, accessibility, and quality of health care. However, recent transformations in health care-such as remote health monitoring, personalized medicine, privacy laws, and electronic health records-have also created new challenges. e introduction of remote health monitoring and treatment is creating a growing need for automatic authentication, based upon patient characteristics, where physicians or other caregivers are not present to identify the patient. e compartmentalization and specialization of the medical eld, paired with new emphasis on Provider Accountability, has increased the need for authentication of healthcare providers. e pervasiveness of electronic information and processes in health care is increasing the number and diversity of opportunities for healthcare identity the and fraud. Additionally, the use of data collected for healthcare processes has recently been constrained by laws and policies protecting privacy. As a result, the eld of health care
4.4.3.2 Scenario 136 4.4.3.3 Observations 137
4.4.4 Healthcare Supply Chain 137 4.4.4.1 Background 137 4.4.4.2 Scenario 138 4.4.4.3 Observations 138
4.4.5 Prevention of Prescription Abuse 140 4.4.5.1 Background 140 4.4.5.2 Scenario 140 4.4.5.3 Observations 140
4.4.6 Usage during a Disaster 140 4.4.6.1 Background 140 4.4.6.2 Scenario 141 4.4.6.3 Observations 141
4.4.7 Quarantine Control 141 4.4.7.1 Background 141 4.4.7.2 Scenario 141 4.4.7.3 Observations 142
4.4.8 Scenario Common emes and General Observations 142 4.5 Biometrics in Health Care: Summary and Conclusions 143 References 143
oers signicant opportunities and challenges for the application of biometrics.
