This tool provides hospitals and eligible professionals with the core and menu objectives for meeting Meaningful Use -Stage 1 criteria.
NHS Scotland has confirmed a purchase of a single sign-on and password reset (SSO/PR) solution to improve access to health systems, increase productivity and enhance data security for health workers across Scotland. The solution from Imprivata will provide No Click Access® to the many patient systems that run in hospitals and health communities across Scotland.
NHS Scotland has confirmed a purchase of a single sign-on and password reset (SSO/PR) solution from Lexington, Mass.-based Imprivata. The financial terms of the deal were not revealed. Imprivata will provide No Click Access® to the many patient systems that run in hospitals and health communities across Scotland.
The Ponemon Institute recently conducted a survey to understand, from the view of IT and clinical leaders, the impact that single sign-on has on the healthcare industry. The results were fascinating. A clear majority of the 486 respondents said that single sign-on (SSO) significantly provides significant cost savings for hospitals, time savings for clinicians, and overall increased security and efficiency in healthcare organizations... Implementing a proven single sign-on solution, like Imprivata OneSign, is a simple means to an achievable end.
In support of its “Better Health, Better Care” initiative, a strategy and action plan established by the Scottish Government in 2007, NHS Scotland wanted to remove unnecessary cost, delays and better manage the workflow complexity associated with accessing electronic patient data. Building the best security was also a key priority to help protect the increasing volumes of sensitive information while allowing for maximum clinician-patient service improvement.
NHS Scotland has begun the implementation of a single sign-on and password re-set system for access to patient systems used in NHS facilities across Scotland. It has been supplied by management services company Imprivata and is being implemented through a partnership with Northgate Managed Services. Imprivita said it will enhance data security for health workers