Johns Hopkins Embraces Single-Sign On Technology

IT personnel at Johns Hopkins Hospital Network were faced with a challenge: how to simplify the log on process at hundreds of public workstations--computers used throughout the institution, by a myriad of medical personnel--without risking a security breach? They've set their sights on Imprivata's enterprise single-sign-on (ESSO) technology called OneSign, to address the problem.

The ESSO tool, a type of "tap-and-go" technology, currently is being implemented in Johns Hopkins newest facilities, the Sheikh Zayed Tower and the Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center. Dwight Raum, director of enterprise services at Johns Hopkins, in an interview with InformationWeek Healthcare, said the technology lets users walk up to a workstation and use a badge tap to authenticate themselves. "It's been a tremendous win for us in terms of time savings and user satisfaction," he said.