The Trust had been using Imprivata Enterprise Access Management (formerly OneSign) since 2015 for single sign on, so staff were familiar with tap and go for accessing patient information and systems, such as electronic patient records (EPR).

However, in 2021 the Trust instigated a new project around the use of observation devices to collect and record vital signs information for in-patients.

David Hancock, co-chair of INTEROPen recently penned a blog about the clear benefits of open standards and the challenges of delivering them.

He remarks at the end of the blog “Open standards are vital for opening up the NHS for system vendors, but also citizens whilst building a far healthier and collaborative environment for IT development.”

This is a statement that we at Imprivata wholeheartedly agree with.

Even if a hospital isn’t directly targeted by a cyberattack, it can still suffer the ramifications of one. For instance, if a hospital is breached and unable to operate, it needs to divert patients to other facilities. This can put increased strain on surrounding hospitals, impacting care delivery, causing delays and creating a patient safety risk. Or, a software vendor could be breached, taking down payment or billings systems the hospital relies on.

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.

Discover how passwordless authentication can remove friction for clinicians and drastically improve security posture for healthcare organizations.