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How Can We Stop Cancer?, Joseph R. Current
How Can We Stop Cancer?, Joseph R. Current
The Review: A Journal of Undergraduate Student Research
Cancer is a disease that humans have been struggling to combat for centuries. It originates from the accumulation of several mutations over the life of a cell that causes it to evade cell death and multiply rapidly. It can affect any tissue in the body and can spread to other parts of the body through metastasis. Cancer comes in numerous shapes and sizes with different levels of aggression, growth speeds, and health risks. Many treatments for cancer exist today, three of the most popular being surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, which can be used in combinations with other treatments to …
Health Care Information Technology: Securing The Electronic Health Record With Biometric Technology, Alyssa Iacona
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 …