Healthcare biometrics firm RightPatient announced today that Bethesda Health has implemented an iris-based solution for its patient identity management system at its two not-for-profit hospitals in Florida.Bethesda Health, which runs Bethesda Hospital East and Bethesda Hospital West, said it chose RightPatient because it utilizes a safe, secure data storage system to record an image of the patient's iris.”Implementing RightPatient is a key component of our overall strategy to ensure the highest levels of patient safety for the Bethesda Health community,” said Roger L. Kirk, FACHE, President and CEO of Bethesda Health. “We continue to make every effort possible to protect patients from the dangers of duplicate medical records, medical identity theft, and fraud, and are committed to adopting advanced technologies that enable us to provide the highest quality of care. Plus, RightPatient also offers the flexibility to extend accurate patient identification to any patient touchpoint that requires patient identification accuracy to ensure optimal outcomes.””We continue to remain focused on our core mission to help increase patient safety and strengthen the integrity of medical data through the implementation of our RightPatient patient identity management solution,” said Mizan Rahman, Founder and CEO of RightPatient. “We worked closely with Bethesda Health staff to customize RightPatient for their specific Siemens Invision EHR workflows and are excited to be an integral part of the hospital system's efforts to increase patient safety and eliminate the risk of medical identity theft.”
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