Comments on: Very nice auto-recognition and auto-login system for healthcare workstations

By: EMR and HIPAA » Face Authentication, US Healthcare System, Mirth Project - Finished

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:27:40 +0000

[...] Face Authentication Software The Healthcare IT Guy posted an interesting review of some auto-recognition and auto-login system for healthcare workstations called FastAccess by Sensible Vision. A standard web cam, easily installed software that can recognize my face to log me in. I need to get me a demo so I can try it out. [...]

By: techguy

techguy — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 21:45:31 +0000

How about wax models of a person? I guess that just makes you vulnerable to Ripley’s employees. That might be ok.

The real question is how do I get my hands on a test system?

John
http://www.emrandhipaa.com

By: gbrostoff

gbrostoff — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 06:55:50 +0000

Good question about photos. Sensible Vision developed the FastAccess software to be highly resistant to photographs. When creating the biometric database, FastAccess includes multiple local environmental variables. This allows the software to reject photos of authorized users. FastAccess does provide built-in support for additional security factors, including challenging for pass-phrases on a periodic basis. However with the high level of security provided with the face recognition, many organizations will find this unnecessary.

By: Administrator

Administrator — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 02:34:21 +0000

Good point. I’ll have the vendor check out your comment and respond here.

By: luke

luke — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:48:40 +0000

Definitely a plus for ease of use but I have to wonder about security concerns. What happens if you hold up a picture of someone else’s face? Maybe a fob in addition to face recognition is the way to go.

By: Wordpress » Blog Archive » Very nice auto-recognition and auto-login system for healthcare workstations

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 13:58:47 +0000

[...] Very nice auto-recognition and auto-login system for healthcare workstations [...]

By: Administrator

Administrator — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 13:50:11 +0000

Good comment, Dale. I have seen many solutions like Ensure and other wirless proximity (including location based systems) but I really like the SensibleVision approach. It’s not perfect but if it ever does “break” (face recognition doesn’t work) it rolls back to simply asking for a password.

And, the other thing I like is that it doesn’t require central IT to do all the work. Almost anyone can do the installation and training, even on a departmental basis.

By: Hunscher

Hunscher — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 13:10:29 +0000

This is an interesting approach to the problem of intermittent logon. I investigated Ensure Technologies (http://www.ensuretech.com) and found their solution to be robust and unobtrusive. (Disclaimer: their international channel sales guy is an old friend.)

Ensure uses a Bluetooth-based proximity system that requires users to enter a password in addition to the wireless proximity detection, using the “something you have + something you know” gold standard for identification/authentication. It works well in dimly lit settings where the vizrec approach wouldn’t but the additional requirement of the password makes it more cumbersome than the SensibleVision solution, perhaps too cumbersome for really busy hospital staff who move around a lot, like in an ER or ICU. Ensure had excellent-looking features for centralized management.

It’s nice to see these kinds of systems beginning to proliferate. It’s always good to have options.