If a hacker gets access to your privileged accounts they can move around your network, applications and equipment.…

Active Directory (AD) is so ubiquitous on Windows networks that many organizations have not invested time optimizing the tool.…

For decades, the healthcare industry has struggled with accurately linking a patient’s health data within and across health systems — an activity known as pa…

We know how time-consuming it can be to identify various types of clinical workflows within a healthcare organization and then deploy technology securely without creating disruptions for end users. How do you enable single sign-on (SSO) into the EHR for each clinician, even though some may be accessing via shared workstations or through virtual desktops?…

To help streamline workflows for healthcare organizations who use Epic Community Connect, Imprivata developed Imprivata for Community Connect (ICC), making t…

Enacted into law in 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) includes five sections detailing data privacy and security provisio…

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Wait times across all types of healthcare settings averaged nearly 19 minutes in 2017, according to a Vitals2 study.…

Drivers such as HIPAA compliance, general PHI privacy, and concerns around unauthorized use have led to increased regulations for medical device security.…

Account provisioning in identity access management solutions simplify and reduce time to complete tasks. Learn why IAM is the best choice in this blog.…

Controlling and securing access to protected health information (PHI) is one of the most…

Massachusetts lawmakers recently passed legislation that requires providers and pharmacies to switch to electronic prescribing of opioid medication by 2020, …

Security concerns continue to grow for healthcare organizations as systems integrate new technologies and as electronic patient health information (PHI) prol…

With the rise in adoption of new technology in the healthcare industry, robust, network-connected medical devices are rapidly becoming critical tools used du…

This perception-and-reality disconnect isn’t due to naiveté or denial on the part of health information management (HIM) directors. The culprit is lack of standardization, whether that be variances in the formulas used to calculate the rate, algorithms for identifying duplicates or how duplicates are reported. As a result, establishing an accurate duplicate rate that would be accepted industry wide is a significant challenge for even the most diligent HIM manager.…

Though the days of robbing banks aren’t over, the attacks on the financial services sector have definitely evolved. Instead of coming up with an elaborate plan that includes avoiding the inevitable security cameras outside a bank, people with malicious intent are choosing a route that gives them access to a wealth of information from to comfort of their home, a cyberattack.…

As a 700-bed healthcare system that provides care to patients in six states encompassing more than 10 percent of the continental United States, University of…

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Healthcare IT teams are constantly striving to introduce innovative technologies across their organizations securely and in a way that does not hinder clinic…

As the opioid epidemic continues to impact people and communities across the U.S., both private and public sector leaders are increasingly embracing …