title: Fingerprint scanners help improve record security.
abstract: Technological solutions such as fingerprint scanners and identification badges provide greater computer security and piece of mind for your staff, according to ED managers at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in Chesterfield, MO. 'Proximity badge' is the computer log in, and staff member's fingerprint is their password. Busy physicians and nurses can leave the department to see patients in waiting areas without worrying about someone accessing their computer. Staff has noted some system glitches, including the need to place fingers in the scanner several times.
mesh_terms: D016494:Computer Security / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D008923:Missouri; D019982:Organizational Case Studies