Why is Healthcare Identity Critical?

Oosto has highlighted two reasons why it’s critical to identify people in healthcare environments.

Healthcare facilities account for 42% of infant abductions…

Think about it. If all you need to identify yourself (or impersonate someone else) is your name and birthdate, a fraudster could easily gain access to a facility and abduct someone else’s child.

(H)ealthcare workers experience violence—both physical and verbal—at a shockingly 5 times higher rate than other industries. This violence accounts for up to 73% of all nonfatal workplace injuries caused by violence.

Again, if you don’t know who you’re dealing with, bad things can happen. I’ll admit that identity verification doesn’t solve this-people can attack healthcare workers even if their identities are known-but the danger of unidentified assaults is great.

Oosto discusses these and other healthcare topics in a recent podcast: “Healthcare Under Pressure: Bringing a Championship Mindset to Healthcare Security.“