biometrics
Imprivata and Keyo's biometric device connects to a health record-integrated interface that helps health organizations quickly verify patients' identities during check-in.
The company has halted sales of the Motiv Ring to consumers, but will continue to support its health tracking app for existing owners.
For many, self-monitoring is becoming a new philosophy for life, argues digital health journalist and blogger Artur Olesch.
Pew's HIT project director Ben Moscovitch says biometrics can be used to foster interoperability, but questions about privacy and security need to be answered first.
Today, artificial intelligence-powered mobile biometric recognition company Element landed $12 million in a Series A funding round led by PTB Ventures and GDP Ventures, with additional participation from a number of large banks and telecom carriers in South East Asia.
As more and more health sensors are built into mobile devices, the global biometrics market is ramping up.