Abstract:
In an increasingly fraudulent cases emanating from Ghanaian healthcare community, the
initiation of an effective biometric system of registration can be a critical success factor. The
study evaluates the biometric registration system at NHIA within the Ghanaian healthcare
community. The study employed quantitative approach to evaluate the biometric registration
system within the NHIA. The researcher adopted purposive sampling techniques in soliciting
information for the study. SPSS statistical package and Microsoft Excel were employed in
analyzing the data. The study established that, biometric registration process at NHIA is
crippled with certain challenges that include frequent network failure, frequent shortage of
consumables, high cost and long-queues created by clients. Again, the prospects of the
system included positive identification of individual, inability for ones information to be
falsified, the uniqueness of the user’s template and also it fastness, reliability and
effectiveness. The study finally recommend that prior to choosing an adequate biometric
method, one needs to carefully research biometric performance measurements as they are
important when we are balancing security and convenience. Biometric vulnerabilities must be
defined so that they can be mitigated before clever attackers use them. Again security
concerns need to be balanced with practical cost and operational considerations as well as political and economic interests.
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of ACCOUNTING EDUCATION Faculty of
BUSINESS EDUCATION, submitted to the School of Graduates Studies, University of
Education, Winneba in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Master
of Business Administration (Finance) degree.
JULY, 2017