OneSign to Ease Password Management Issues and Improve Patient Safety at Detroit, Michigan-Based Healthcare Institution
Lexington, MA – February 27, 2008 – Imprivata®, Inc., the converged identity and access management appliance company, announced today that Imprivata OneSign® Single Sign-On (SSO) solution
Debilitating cyber attacks on healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) continue to pose a major threat to public health. Over half of the healthcare data breaches in January 2023 were caused by a hacking or IT related incident, and nearly 700,000 personal health records were exposed or stolen, according to the HIPAA Journal.
Despite the best intentions, healthcare organizations can struggle with consistently and reliably collecting precise patient information and matching individuals to their medical records. The consequences of patient misidentification and mismatching can be severe, ranging from medical errors to adverse effects on the bottom line. Patient misidentification also makes it difficult for organizations to track their costs and determine the total cost of care in risk-based arrangements.
HHS is proposing major changes to HIPAA for the first time in more than a decade, aiming to strengthen cybersecurity protocols for electronic health data. Healthcare cybersecurity leaders are mainly in favor of the proposal — though there are some concerns that smaller providers will struggle with the financial and operational burdens of compliance.
Among myriad acronyms in the healthcare industry, HIPAA is one of the most referenced.