Healthcare fraud costs the industry billions of dollars every year, and one of the biggest challenges is ensuring that the right person is receiving the right care at the right time. In this episode of the Cybersecurity at ViVE series on The Beat Podcast, Sandy Vance sits down with Jay Meier, Chief Identity Technology Strategist at FaceTec, to discuss how biometric identity verification and digitally signed QR codes could transform healthcare security.
Jay explains how FaceTec's UR Code technology combines biometrics, cryptography, and liveness detection to verify identities while protecting patient privacy. From preventing Medicaid fraud to securing telehealth, prescription fulfillment, and provider authentication, this conversation explores how stronger digital identity can improve trust across the healthcare ecosystem.
Whether you're a healthcare executive, cybersecurity leader, CIO, or digital health innovator, this episode offers practical insights into one of healthcare's fastest-growing security challenges.
In this episode, they talk about:
Why healthcare identity fraud continues to cost billions each year
How FaceTec's UR Code combines biometrics with QR code technology
What liveness detection is and why it matters in the age of AI deepfakes
How biometric verification can reduce Medicaid and Medicare fraud
Three real-world healthcare use cases for secure digital identity
Why organizations hesitate to store biometric information
How FaceTec protects privacy while improving identity verification
The growing role of biometric authentication in telehealth and digital healthcare
How healthcare providers can implement identity verification with minimal infrastructure
Why digital identity is becoming a critical cybersecurity priority
A Little About Jay:
Jay is a Subject Matter Expert on Biometrics and Identity Management. He is a published author and award-winning Securities Analyst.
