NHIF head office in Upper Hill.[Photo/KenyaManual]
The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) is set to adopt the use of fingerprints to identify registered members.
The move is aimed at eliminating fraud.
According to Chief Executive Officer Geoffrey Mwangi, NHIF will from next week start biometric registration to capture details of NHIF members and their dependants.
The details to be captured include fingerprints, names and pictures.
The scheme has seen people using fake identities to seek medical care and hospitals processing false claims.
“This is something we had started piloting with the civil servants and it worked very well and next week will start collecting biometric data for all members. Everything is ready,” he said.
Currently, members and their dependants are required to produce the NHIF card and identification card before receiving services.