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Health Care Information Technology: Securing The Electronic Health Record With Biometric Technology, Alyssa Iacona May 2014

Health Care Information Technology: Securing The Electronic Health Record With Biometric Technology, Alyssa Iacona

The Review: A Journal of Undergraduate Student Research

The principal focus of this paper is to examine the integration of biometric technology into healthcare’s information technology systems. Biometric technology, a rapidly evolving mechanism, analyzes specific anatomical and physiological features of an individual for identity verification (Perrin, 2002). Moreover, as the federal government has mandated all health records to be electronic in 2014, the implementation of biometrics has become a prevalent means of security. In an effort to adhere to the patient privacy laws authorized by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), biometric recognition is currently used to restrict access to verified health care providers and detect …


Emergency Bedside Ultrasound Guided Intravenous Access, Megan E. Didas Apr 2014

Emergency Bedside Ultrasound Guided Intravenous Access, Megan E. Didas

Nursing Masters

A comprehensive literature review was completed to demonstrate the impact on patient care and workflow in the ED by changing the way nurses place patient intravenous access. Patient perspectives, and cost-effectiveness in performing imaging at the bedside, nurses’ willingness to complete the education and willingness to employ the technology were all taken into consideration.