Imprivata, a leading global provider of healthcare IT security solutions, recently announced its 2013 Desktop Virtualization Trends in Healthcare report, the company’s third-annual survey about the adoption rates and benefits of desktop virtualization and cloud-based applications in healthcare. According to the study, the proliferation of desktop virtualization in healthcare continues to increase, with the use of Server Hosted Virtual Desktops (SHVD) up 39 percent and the use of Server Based Computing (SBC) up 23 percent from last year’s survey.

The personal computer has done a lot of good for clinicians in hospital settings, but its days are numbered. Zero-client terminals are quieter, safer, and cheaper to buy and to maintain.

Fletcher Allen Health Care to Discuss how Imprivata Enables Fast, Secure No Click Access to its Epic EMR on Virtual Desktops to Allow Clinicians to Better Focus on Patient Care

Imprivata, a leading global provider of health care IT security solutions, recently announced its "2013 Desktop Virtualization Trends in Healthcare

If there were ever an area of healthcare informatics that could truly be called a “work in progress” it’s e-Prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS).

What it does: Imprivata helps to ensure fast and safe access to patient health information through its single sign-on authentication management and secure text messaging solutions.

How it grew to become one of healthcare's hottest: Founded in 2002, Imprivata saw a need to improve the efficiency and security of accessing client patient information for busy clinicians who were transitioning to the use of electronic health records.

This video features Dr. Sean Kelly, chief medical officer at Imprivata, discussing the clinical impact of the privacy and security concerns inherent in policies like meaningful use and the HIPAA Omnibus final rule.