Imprivata on the road to HIMSS 2026: Advancing secure access for the future of healthcare

By the Imprivata editorial team

Bringing the next generation of access management to HIMSS26.

Clinicians continue to face unnecessary access barriers that slow down workflows and take time away from patient care. As healthcare organizations evolve, more are trading inefficient legacy security models for modern identity and access strategies.

Imprivata is at the forefront of this transformation. At HIMSS 2026, we’re excited to connect innovation and strategy to real-world execution by showing how next-generation access management is powering the future of healthcare.

HIMSS26: The next generation of access—across the enterprise

The HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS aka the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) unites thousands of global healthcare leaders, innovators, and changemakers to exchange ideas and shape healthcare’s future.

HIMSS 2026 will take place March 9-12, 2026, at the Venetian Expo & Convention Center. Imprivata will be exhibiting at booth 2453, where we’ll take an even deeper dive, showcasing how health systems are deploying passwordless authentication and next-generation access management across large, complex environments to improve clinical efficiency and security at scale.

From hands-on demos to peer-driven discussions, attendees can explore these strategies through our booth theater sessions, focus group, and featured presentation on the HIMSS agenda. And in between a full schedule of sessions and meetings, stop by our coffee bar to recharge, connect, and continue the conversation.

Expert insights at the Imprivata booth theater

At the Imprivata booth theater, healthcare leaders and practitioners will share perspectives on how next-generation access strategies are being implemented across the enterprise, with live sessions focused on practical challenges, lessons learned, and measurable outcomes. Here’s a look at what to expect:

Face the Future: Modern Identity Verification for Patient Access 

This panel presentation will focus on how strengthening patient identity assurance enables a true one patient, one record environment by reducing duplicate records, minimizing reimbursement friction, lowering IT overhead, and deterring bad actors while supporting secure, reliable patient access.

  • When: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 - 10-10:20am
  • Featured Speakers: Dr. Eric Alper, Chief Quality Officer & Chief Clinical Informatics Officer, VP, UMass Memorial Health | Dr. Sean Kelly, Chief Medical Officer & SVP Customer Strategy, Healthcare, Imprivata | Christina Berg, Sr. Director, Clinical Product Segment, Imprivata

Empowering Clinical Efficiency and Security at Mackenzie Health

This presentation, led by technical leadership at Mackenzie Health, features practical strategies for implementing shared mobile devices and access management solutions, and their impact on efficiency, security, and clinician satisfaction.

  • When: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 - 11-11:20am
  • Featured Speaker: Patrick Harkins, Chief Technology Officer, Mackenzie Health

Reducing Clinical Friction at Scale: Lessons from Monument Health’s Access Management Journey

This presentation will explore how clinical leadership from Monument Health is advancing a modern enterprise access strategy, sharing ways to reduce authentication friction, adopt adaptive security, and simplify a growing application landscape to improve clinician experience, without compromising security or compliance.

  • When: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 – 1:30-1:50pm
  • Featured Speaker: Patrick Woodard, Chief Information Officer, Monument Health

Beyond Access: Why Vendor Security is a Patient Care Issue

This presentation will feature best practices for strengthening IAM programs to stay ahead of evolving threats, sharing practical guidance on what’s working today and how to future-proof IAM strategies in an expanding threat environment.

  • When: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 – 2:30-2:50pm
  • Featured Speakers: Michele Shauck, Sr. Director of Customer Support & Success, Timeless Medical Systems | Jodi Page, Information Security Program Manager, Timeless Medical Systems

Evolving the Mobile Experience to Drive Clinical Efficiency at HCA Healthcare

This presentation highlights HCA Healthcare’s clinical leadership sharing their organization’s journey to transform mobile experiences across multiple clinical sites, providing actionable insights into balancing people, process, and technology when scaling shared mobile programs

  • When: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 – 10-10:20am
  • Featured Speakers: Sherri Hess, VP Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, HCA Healthcare | Heather Johnson, Assistant Vice President, HCA Healthcare | Claire Reilly, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer & VP Clinical Operations, Imprivata

Innovation at Emory Healthcare: Apple and Beyond in the Clinical Environment

This presentation will highlight how Emory Healthcare is expanding Apple device adoption to modernize clinician workflows while advancing enterprise IAM, sharing best practices for adopting passwordless strategies like face authentication, and delivering secure access at the speed of care across a modern, device-diverse enterprise.

  • When: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 – 1:30-1:50pm
  • Featured Speakers: Matt Cassidy, Chief Technology Officer, Emory Healthcare | Aaron Freimark, SVP, Product Innovation, Imprivata

The Clinical Impact of Optimizing Epic Workflows with Imprivata

This presentation will highlight best practices for healthcare organizations looking to drive operational efficiency and improve clinical excellence through optimizing Epic workflows with Imprivata.

  • When: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 – 2:30-2:50pm
  • Featured Speakers: Katie Barr, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing & Clinical Informatics Officer, Advocate Health | Christina Berg, Sr. Director, Clinical Product Segment, Imprivata

Unknown Access, Known Risk: Applying ITDR to Third-Party Vendors

This presentation will examine why third-party identities create hidden risk for healthcare providers and how Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) can help uncover unknown access, profile vendor risk, and detect identity-centric threats early.

  • When: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 – 3:30-3:50pm
  • Featured Speakers: Joel Burleson-Davis, Chief Technology Officer, Imprivata | Travis Favaron, VP, Product Management, Imprivata

Access Reimagined: The New Imprivata Experience for Clinicians

In this session, Imprivata's clinical team will feature live demos and real-world examples that highlight how the next generation of Imprivata Enterprise Access Management reduces authentication burden, strengthens patient safety, and gives valuable time back to care teams.

  • When: Tuesday March 10, 2026 – 11:45-12pm | Wednesday, March 11, 2026 – 11-11:15am
  • Featured Speaker: Derek Sadovnikoff, Sr. Clinical Workflow Specialist, Imprivata

Access Reimagined: The New Imprivata Experience for IT and Security Teams

In this session, Imprivata technical leadership will deliver presentations featuring practical use cases demonstrating how the next generation of Imprivata Enterprise Access Management enhances security posture, streamlines access management, and reduces complexity across clinical IT and security environments.

  • When: Tuesday March 10, 2026 – 3-3:15pm | Wednesday, March 11, 2026 – 2-2:15pm
  • Featured Speakers: Jason Potts, Principal Product Manager, Imprivata | Travis Favaron, VP, Product Management, Imprivata | Mark Batchelor, Field Chief Technology Officer, Imprivata | Chaitanya Yinti, VP, Product Management, Imprivata

See more details here. 

Featured HIMSS Agenda Session: Transforming the Mobile Experience

Beyond the booth theater, attendees can also catch Imprivata presenting a session on the on the main HIMSS agenda as well, alongside HCA clinical leadership. Claire Reilly, RN, MSc, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer and VP of Clinical Operations at Imprivata will be moderating a discussion led by HCA Healthcare clinical leaders Sherri Hess, VP Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, and Heather Johnson, Assistant Vice President, to discuss their targeted initiative to enhance clinician efficiency and the mobile user experience during a panel session:

The session will present outcomes from a mobile enhancement pilot, highlighting how organizations can get measurable improvements in productivity, end-user satisfaction, and device availability from shared mobile programs. Attendees will receive 1.00 CEU Credit Hours from this session. Be sure to sign up and mark your calendars.

HIMSS focus group: Trends in patient access

Imprivata will also host a focus group at HIMSS, moderated by Sr. Director, Clinical Product Segment Christina Berg. This session will explore the financial, operational, and clinical consequences of patient misidentification, including revenue loss, fraud risk, and workflow inefficiencies.

  • Session: Trends in Patient Access: The Identity Challenge in Healthcare
  • When & Where: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - Register & sign up via the HIMSS website to get specific details

Join industry peers for a focused discussion on emerging trends in patient access, with a spotlight on the growing importance of accurate identity verification and patient identification. Attendees will gain insight into the importance of enhancing security and convenience during the patient identification process, combating bad actors, and ensuring accurate patient matching to improve both care quality and financial integrity.

Join the conversation in 2026

With solutions spanning passwordless authentication, mobile device access, advanced analytics, and identity threat detection and response, Imprivata is helping healthcare organizations reduce friction, improve security, and support care delivery at scale. We can’t wait to show you what’s possible.

Join us at HIMSS booth 2453 to continue advancing the next generation of access in healthcare.