{"id":838,"date":"2025-03-20T11:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/?p=838"},"modified":"2025-03-20T12:56:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T12:56:38","slug":"nyu-langone-introduces-amazon-palm-scanning-tech-to-hospitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/20\/nyu-langone-introduces-amazon-palm-scanning-tech-to-hospitals\/","title":{"rendered":"NYU Langone introduces Amazon palm-scanning tech to hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NYU Langone Health has partnered with Amazon to install <\/span>new palm-scanning sensors<\/span><\/a> in its New York City hospitals that patients can use to identify themselves before appointments with heightened efficiency and security. It is the first health care institution to adopt the technology, called Amazon One \u2014 which is slated for availability at <\/span>all the medical center\u2019s locations<\/span><\/a> by this summer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although the hospital center already used contactless palm scanners for check-ins, the Amazon technology was introduced with aims to reduce patient wait times \u2014 from around two to three minutes per patient to under one minute \u2014 and minimize the strain of front desk staffing shortages. Nader Mherabi, NYU Langone\u2019s executive vice president and vice dean, told CNBC that the hospital center has been working on the collaboration with Amazon for about nine months.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOne of NYU Langone\u2019s goals is to leverage cutting-edge technology to enhance the patient experience,\u201d Mherabi said. \u201cWe make all decisions with our patients in mind first and foremost, and we\u2019re always looking for ways to improve their experience through technology. As with all new initiatives and technology of this scale, we will optimize over time and meet the needs of our patients.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When patients enrolled in the Amazon One system scan their hands with the sensor as they enter the building, the technology captures images of their palms and veins to identify people in less than one second and with almost perfect accuracy. Amazon said that the tech system does not store <\/span>patients\u2019 health records<\/span><\/a> beyond palm-print identification data.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

NYU Langone is the largest third-party user of the Amazon One technology. After initially introducing a palm-scanning system at cashier-less Go stores in 2020, Amazon has implemented the technology at numerous stadiums, fitness centers and other spaces \u2014 notably Whole Foods Market locations in 2023. Looking ahead, the company aims to implement Amazon One in other health care spaces.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith Amazon One, we\u2019ve created a palm recognition system that respects privacy while making check-ins simpler when patients have more important things on their minds,\u201d Colleen Aubrey, an senior vice president at Amazon, said in the press release. \u201cIt’s meaningful to see our technology make a real difference in people\u2019s daily lives and provide a more frictionless health care journey without ever compromising on security or patient trust.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Contact Vaishnavi Girish at news@nyunews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

This story NYU Langone introduces Amazon palm-scanning tech to hospitals<\/a> appeared first on Washington Square News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NYU Langone Health has partnered with Amazon to install new palm-scanning sensors in its New York City hospitals that patients can use to identify themselves before appointments with heightened efficiency and security. It is the first health care institution to adopt the technology, called Amazon One \u2014 which is slated for availability at all the medical center\u2019s locations by this summer.\u00a0 Although the hospital center already used contactless palm scanners for check-ins, the Amazon technology was introduced with aims to reduce patient wait times \u2014 from around two to three minutes per patient to under one minute \u2014 and minimize the strain of front desk staffing shortages. Nader Mherabi, NYU Langone\u2019s executive vice president and vice dean, told CNBC that the hospital center has been working on the collaboration with Amazon for about nine months.\u00a0 \u201cOne of NYU Langone\u2019s goals is to leverage cutting-edge technology to enhance the patient experience,\u201d Mherabi said. \u201cWe make all decisions with our patients in mind first and foremost, and we\u2019re always looking for ways to improve their experience through technology. As with all new initiatives and technology of this scale, we will optimize over time and meet the needs of our patients.\u201d When patients enrolled in the Amazon One system scan their hands with the sensor as they enter the building, the technology captures images of their palms and veins to identify people in less than one second and with almost perfect accuracy. Amazon said that the tech system does not store patients\u2019 health records beyond palm-print identification data.\u00a0\u00a0 NYU Langone is the largest third-party user of the Amazon One technology. After initially introducing a palm-scanning system at cashier-less Go stores in 2020, Amazon has implemented the technology at numerous stadiums, fitness centers and other spaces \u2014 notably Whole Foods Market locations in 2023. Looking ahead, the company aims to implement Amazon One in other health care spaces.\u00a0 \u201cWith Amazon One, we\u2019ve created a palm recognition system that respects privacy while making check-ins simpler when patients have more important things on their minds,\u201d Colleen Aubrey, an senior vice president at Amazon, said in the press release. \u201cIt’s meaningful to see our technology make a real difference in people\u2019s daily lives and provide a more frictionless health care journey without ever compromising on security or patient trust.\u201d Contact Vaishnavi Girish at news@nyunews.com. This story NYU Langone introduces Amazon palm-scanning tech to hospitals appeared first on Washington Square News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=838"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":841,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838\/revisions\/841"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}