Clinical Centre Ljubljana

Country:  Slovenia
City:  Ljubljana

Background

• Conventional identification tools (passwords) used in the web-based medical information system Thorax
• Vulnerability of a medical system to mistakes and security breaches on the part of medical staff

 

Scope

• Enhancing the medical information system with fingerprint biometrics to prevent the misuse of data contained in patient records, medicine-dispensing and other sensitive information

 

Implementation

• Delivery of BioLink WebSDK to develop a custom web-based application
• Biometric scanners of the BioLink U-Match family
• Installation of the software and biometric equipment on all workstations of one clinical department, namely the Department of Thoracic Surgery.

 

Outcome

• User identification with fingerprints when logging on to Thorax
• Pilot phase of the project is in progress.
• Expected expansion of the project to all departments
• Planned use of biometrics in all other parts of the computer database, not only in the information system Thorax.6, the final objective of which is a paperless hospital
• Positive feedback of Thorax users
• Considerable simplification and acceleration of access procedures
• Increase in overall security