HEALTHCARE &
MEDICAL OFFICES
Every patient who checks in — at a clinic, dental practice, urgent care, or lab — hands your front desk an ID and an insurance card. Kred validates the government photo ID in under a second, confirming it's authentic and unexpired, so your staff can confidently match it against the insurance card and chart. The result: fewer duplicate records, less medical identity theft, and a stronger defense against insurance fraud.
The Challenges You Face
Every industry has unique pressures. Here's what healthcare & medical offices deal with — and how Kred addresses each one.
Medical Identity Theft
Someone using another person's identity to obtain care or prescriptions corrupts the medical record and endangers patients. Verifying the patient's photo ID at registration is the first line of defense.
Insurance Fraud & Card Sharing
Insurance cards have no photo and are easily shared or stolen. Kred validates the patient's government photo ID so your staff can confirm the name and date of birth match the insurance card presented.
Duplicate & Merged Records
Manual registration creates typos, duplicate charts, and dangerous record mix-ups. Reading the patient's ID barcode captures their legal name and date of birth accurately — every time.
Fast, Compliant Front Desk
Registration lines back up quickly. Kred's sub-1-second scan keeps check-in moving while creating a timestamped record of the identity verification you performed.
How Kred Helps
Every Kred device includes these features at no additional cost. No subscriptions, no per-scan fees.
60+ ID Authenticity Checks
Validates the patient's driver's license or state ID for data consistency and format — not just readable, but authentic.
Match ID to Insurance
Captures the verified legal name and date of birth so staff can confirm the insurance card and chart belong to the person present.
Accurate Demographics
Reads name, DOB, and address directly from the barcode to cut typos, duplicate charts, and registration errors.
Under 1 Second
Fast enough to fit into a busy check-in flow without slowing the front desk.
Verification Records
Timestamped log of every ID check — useful documentation for compliance and fraud disputes.
Private & Offline
Works 100% offline with on-device, AES-256 encrypted data — no patient information sent to the cloud.
60+
Validation Checks
<1 sec
Scan Time
$0
Monthly Fees
100%
Offline Capable
Common Questions
How do I know a patient's health insurance card is really theirs?
Health insurance cards have no photo and are easy to share or steal, so the card alone can't prove ownership. The reliable method is to verify the patient's government-issued photo ID first, then confirm the name and date of birth on the insurance card match the ID. Kred makes the first step trustworthy: scanning the patient's driver's license or state ID runs 60+ authenticity checks in under a second and reads their exact legal name and DOB from the barcode. If that verified name and DOB match the insurance card, you have strong evidence the card belongs to the person in front of you — and a timestamped record that you checked.
How do healthcare providers verify patient identity at check-in?
Best practice is to ask for a government-issued photo ID at registration and match it to the patient's insurance card and existing chart. Kred strengthens this by electronically validating the ID's authenticity (catching altered or expired IDs a visual check misses) and capturing accurate demographic data — which reduces duplicate records, medical identity theft, and registration errors.
Does Kred scan and validate the insurance card itself?
No — and it's important to be clear. Kred validates government-issued photo IDs (driver's licenses, state IDs, and passports) that carry a standardized PDF417 barcode or machine-readable zone. Most insurance cards don't have a standardized scannable security barcode, so Kred's role is to authenticate the patient's photo ID and read their verified name and DOB, which your staff then compares to the insurance card. That comparison is what confirms the card belongs to the patient.
Is Kred HIPAA-friendly for patient data?
Kred stores scan data on the device with AES-256 encryption and works fully offline — no patient information is transmitted to the cloud during a scan. This on-device, offline design helps you keep protected health information under your control. Always confirm the setup fits your organization's specific HIPAA policies and BAAs.
Does Kred work for dental offices, urgent care, and labs?
Yes. Any provider that registers patients and bills insurance benefits from the same workflow: verify the patient's government photo ID for authenticity, capture their exact legal name and date of birth, and match those to the insurance card and chart. Dental practices, urgent care centers, diagnostic labs, imaging centers, and specialty clinics all use Kred the same way a primary-care front desk does.
Know every patient is who they say they are.
Kred starts at $599. One purchase. Every feature. No subscription. See why healthcare & medical offices are switching to Kred.
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