THE PROBLEM
Patient harm caused by identification errors
1 in every 100 patients suffers harm due to identification errors.
Hospitals experience patient identification errors that can result in a medical procedure being administered to the wrong person, with serious consequences for that patient’s health.
A healthcare professional or the patient themselves may make an identification mistake, or a patient may be impersonating someone else to access another person’s medical insurance cover. The current practice of identifying patients by name or by showing an ID card neither prevents nor detects these errors.
The use of identification wristbands is always useful for tracking hospitalized patients, but it fails to eliminate these problems in most use cases, and furthermore, they are not used in outpatient procedures.
CONSEQUENCES OF THE LACK OF DIRECT TRACEABILITY BETWEEN A PATIENT AND THEIR IDENTITY
Damage to the patient’s health
Caused by administering a procedure intended for a different patient. The more invasive the medical procedure, the greater the harm.
Patient Identity Fraud
Whether or not the legitimate patient is aware, an impostor gains access to a medical service they are not entitled to. Beyond the financial loss for the health insurer, having a single medical record contaminated with data from more than one person poses a risk to all of them.
Duplicate medical records
Record duplication occurs at admission due to errors in manual searches, and creates risks for the patient.
Higher costs
The hospital must treat the harm caused to the patient by the identification error, at an average cost of €500,000 per year.
Second victims: Healthcare staff
They suffer when they find themselves involved in an error that has harmed a patient.
Loss of trust and reputational damage
For the hospital and its professionals, including potential exposure to legal proceedings.
THE SOLUTION
Every treatment delivered to the right patient with Verázial ID
Verázial ID uses the most advanced iris, fingerprint and facial recognition technologies to ensure fast, error-free patient identification. The patient is identified using their fingerprints or iris on arrival at admission and again immediately before any medical procedure is administered
Suitable for all healthcare processes, including admission/reception, emergency departments, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, blood transfusions, inpatient wards, dialysis, outpatient clinics, radiology, laboratory and pharmacy. It can be deployed in one or more areas, for example those involving the most high-risk procedures, such as oncology or surgery, where the harm caused by an error is far greater.
Eliminates patient harm caused by identification errors, 100%
Verázial ID guarantees that every treatment is administered to the correct patient.
Eliminates identity fraud
And with it the associated financial losses suffered by the health insurer.
Reduces costs
Since there are no identification errors causing patient harm that needs to be treated.
Prevents second victims
Healthcare professionals can work with greater confidence and peace of mind when caring for patients.
Prevents duplicate and erroneous medical records
Secure, automatic identification eliminates the possibility of record duplication at admission, as well as the risk of a single record containing data from multiple patients.
Data Protection
Only authorised professionals can access patients’ confidential medical information, and biometric identification prevents impersonation and unauthorised access.
Protects the hospital’s reputation
And that of its professionals, building trust among patients.
Compatible with all systems
Integrates seamlessly with ALL hospital software and systems: HIS, HCE / EPR / EMR / EHR, EMPI. Via HL7, FHIR, REST API or gRPC.
Verázial ID use cases for medical procedures
Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy
Biometric verification by iris, fingerprint or facial recognition:
- On arrival at the waiting room.
- On entry to the bunker to receive the session.
Treatment is carried out ONLY upon positive identity verification.
Compatible with: VARIAN / SIEMENS, ELEKTA, ACCURAY.
Identification via wall-mounted units and/or mobile devices.
Transfusions/ Blood Banks
Transfusions / Blood Banks
Biometric identification of the donor.
Secure chain of custody ensured through biometric login and signature by professionals in their software.
Blood is administered ONLY when there is a match between:
- The code read on the blood bag, and
- The biometric identity of the patient.
Identification on fixed and mobile devices.
Chemotherapy
CHEMOTHERAPY
The chemotherapy bag is administered ONLY when there is a match between:
- The code read on the bag, and
- The biometric identity of the patient.
Identification viamobile devices at patient’s seat.
Hospital Admission
ADMISSION
The patient’s record opens automatically upon identification by iris or fingerprint.
In any hospital software system, with no possibility of error.
Identification wristbands can be placed with confidence: as a first line of defence.
Initial biometric enrolment of patients.
Want to see in detail how we apply Verázial ID to these and other use cases?
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