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Hospital Technology Question

I am doing a project for a healthcare IT class. I have never worked at a hospital so I just have a quick simple question. When nurses go to a computer to chart or get results or anything computer related, do you have to manually log in or can you swipe a card that will log you in with maybe a pin number?? I am trying to come up with a plan to make accessing the computer quicker and simpler. :nurse:

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    I have to log in to access anything. But the idea of just swiping in sounds like it would be a time saver.

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    Depending on a physical item (ie a card) to access the system can be a security risk. It means that if the card is lost, anyone can enter the system.

    A knowledge-based system (ie a user id and a password), is much more secure.

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    Good point.

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    Log-in now but have used swipe in the past, faster but don't ever forget your card!

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    I would say that using both a card and a pin would take longer than just typing a user id, hitting tab to move to the password box and typing your pin/password.

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    How about a thumb print ID? They're not super expensive anymore (they come standard with some laptops) and you get the security of a password with the convenience of a swipe card...and they're hard to forget at home.

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    How about a thumb print ID? They're not super expensive anymore (they come standard with some laptops) and you get the security of a password with the convenience of a swipe card...and they're hard to forget at home.

    The Pyxis/med cart at one of the hospitals I did clincials in had thumb prints instead of user id's. It was super convenient, it took us just a minute to set up and it was one less password to track.

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