The healthcare industry is known for being one of the largest and fastest-growing industries in the world. The industry can form an enormous part of a country’s economy by consuming over 10 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) of most developed nations. Like all industries, healthcare also suffer from some setbacks, in particular, safeguarding patients’ privacy. For patients, they believe that they have the right to know that their medical data will only be used in the way as intended. There is a need for them to have control over whatever medical information about themselves that have been recorded. Otherwise, they will fail to disclose important medical data or even avoid seeking medical care due to concern over denial of insurance, loss of employment or housing or stigmatisation and embarrassment. This article addresses some of the concerns faced by the healthcare industry with regards to safeguarding patients’ privacy and how it can be protected through the use of FingerTec’s access control devices.