Healthcare providers use fingerprint scanning to for patient ID, staff ID, and to protect electronic patient health information (ePHI), but what is fingerprint scanning? The short answer is that fingerprint scanners take an image of a person’s fingerprint but in reality, the technology is more complex. Fingerprint scanning uses a biometric process, or measurement and analysis of a person’s distinctive physical characteristics, to electronically collect and store human fingerprints. White Paper: How Do Fingerprint Scanners Work? Contents What is Fingerprint Scanning? Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities Integrate Fingerprint Scanners Types of Fingerprint Scanners Using Fingerprints for Identification and Security WHITE PAPER: HOW DO FINGERPRINT SCANNERS WORK? PAGE

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