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Palm Vein Recognition Technology Protects Patient Privacy and Safeguards Electronic Medical Records to Help ValleyCare Comply with Federal Trade Commission's new Identity Theft Regulations

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that ValleyCare Health System in Pleasanton, Calif. is using the Fujitsu PalmSecure(TM) palm vein authentication technology as part of its new Patient Access Lifetime Match (PALM) patient registration and identification system. ValleyCare is the first hospital in California -- and the third in the U.S. -- to use this solution. PALM is HT Systems' PatientSecure system that integrates PalmSecure with Siemens MedSeries 4 Hospital Information Systems to provide ValleyCare with a highly accurate, non-intrusive verification method for effectively identifying patients. The combined solution protects patient privacy, safeguards Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) and helps ValleyCare comply with the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) new Identity Theft "Red Flag" regulations by enabling administrators to quickly identify, detect, and respond to medical identity theft.

"Providing the best healthcare possible is the number-one priority at ValleyCare, and we are constantly seeking ways to provide quicker care to our patients while protecting their confidentiality," said Marcy Feit, CEO at ValleyCare. "Integrating Fujitsu PalmSecure and HT Systems' PatientSecure into our new PALM solution enables us to streamline our patient registration and identification processes while ensuring EMRs and patient privacy are protected. PALM also helps us comply with the FTC's new 'Red Flag' regulations by preventing medical fraud and identity theft."

Beginning November 1, 2008, the FTC requires healthcare providers to develop programs to safeguard against identi
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