Fingerprint-based identification methods are useful for ensuring patient identity, reducing the risk of medication errors, improving recordkeeping, and preventing other potential problems. .The Nirph MIS system uses electronic fingerprints to identify patients and to allow access to their medical records. Potential medical errors, the need for secure information systems integration, and HIPAA compliance are among the driving factors for security and identity authentication methods.

Nirph MIS allows a non-registered patient to store his or her information in the hospital's system.

• Confidentiality and securing of patient records
• Patient monitoring
• Medicine control
• Patient tracking
• Easy and accurate patient registration
• Pre registration of patients from remote locations – next-of-kin, medicine allergies, management of triage and crisis situations
• Ambulance identification (On the spot ID)
• HIPAA-compliant advancement.

Added benefits:

• Pre registration for readily identification of patients should the need arrive for medical treatment
• Elimination of duplicate records
• Reduction in fraud insurance

  SECURITY AT THE FINGERTIPS
The Nirph Fingerprint identification system is used during patient admissions and in some clinical applications, and it is especially useful in situations where patients return frequently. Nirph MIS is used upon admission to link a patient's fingerprint to their medical records contained in existing hospital case-management computer files. This method is extremely useful in instances when patients are unable to give their medical history to hospital personnel, because the case history can still be obtained and any existing conditions or illnesses identified.
The Nirph MIS system also eliminates other patient record problems including:

• Duplicate records
• Incorrect entry of name during admission
• Patients linked to wrong case history

On the Nirph MIS system the patient places his fingerprint on the attached optical scanner and the customer case documents is then displayed.
In addition to helping improve patient care, the technology is used to reduce medical care fraud. Many cases of fraud are reported in hospitals where patients are admitted using a false ID and charges are sent to the medical aid company.