One of New York’s largest health facilities will use Amazon’s palm scan technology to electronically sign patients in when they arrive for their doctor’s appointment. Amazon One can be utilised to keep surgery waiting times down and delays to a minimum.
NYU Langone Health facilities will optimise patients’ experiences, protecting their security and privacy. This marks the first Amazon One deployment in a health care setting which will rapidly be disseminated across locations by the end of the year. With an accuracy rate of 99.9%, the system combining palm and vein imagery modalities is technically more proficient than two human irises. The portfolio spans across stadiums, airports, fitness centres, convenience stores, and more.
Nader Mherabi, Executive Vice President and Vice Dean, Chief Digital and Information Officer at NYU Langone said: “We make all decisions with our patients in mind first and foremost, and we’re always looking for ways to improve their experience through technology.
With all new initiatives and technology of this scale, we will optimise over time and meet the needs of our patients.”
Amazon Web Services (AWS) worked with Epic, NYU Langone’s electronic health record system, to integrate Amazon One for identity authentication and optimize administrative processes with appointment booking system. The system does not collect personal health information from the patient.
NYU Langone patients can enrol in Amazon One online from home and connect their Amazon One Profile to NYU Langone portal in just a few minutes.
With no two palms alike, Amazon One analyses multiple attributes and selects the most distinct identifiers to create each person’s unique palm signature.
