PLEASANTON, CA – The ValleyCare Health System, with campuses in Pleasanton and Livermore, Calif., is using palm vein authentication technology as part of its patient registration and ID system.  

ValleyCare is the first hospital system in California and the third in the country to implement PalmSecure, developed by Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Fujitsu Computer Products of America. Hospital executives say PalmSecure will help safeguard EMRs and prevent identity theft and fraud.

ValleyCare has integrated PalmSecure with Siemens MedSeries 4 Hospital Information Systems.

ValleyCare executives say the combined solution protects patient privacy and helps the health system comply with the Federal Trade Commission's 'red flag' rule requiring certain entities to have a plan in place to prevent identity theft.

"Providing the best healthcare possible is the number one priority at ValleyCare, and we are constantly seeking ways to provide quicker care to our patients while protecting their confidentiality," said Marcy Feit, CEO at ValleyCare. "Integrating Fujitsu PalmSecure and HT Systems' PatientSecure into our new PALM solution enables us to streamline our patient registration and identification processes while ensuring EMRs and patient privacy are protected."