This opinion piece authored by Imprivata’s Mark Clark focuses on the U.K.’s NHS system and the progress it is making in adopting technology and digital records. The article notes that the NHS is moving, albeit slowly, in the right direction, but that security remains an important consideration to realize the full advantages of automated systems. 

Two days after Tuesday's launch of government-run health insurance marketplaces, technological problems continue to prevent many people from checking out prices and enrolling via the online sites.

If the U.S. healthcare industry is ever going to be able to deliver higher-quality care at affordable costs, technology adoption at a national scale is essential. There can be no half measures, and no facet of the healthcare industry can be excluded. If this transition does not occur and we remain a paper-based industry, we risk fatally wounding the U.S. economy.

In August, Imprivata published its 2013 Desktop Virtualization Trends in Healthcare report, the company’s third-annual survey about the adoption rates and benefits of desktop virtualization (as well as cloud-based applications and services) in healthcare.

Survey of IT Decision Makers in U.S. and EMEA Finds that Adoption of Desktop Virtualization and Cloud Computing in Healthcare is Expected to Increase Significantly over the Next 24 Months

Imprivata has announced its 2013 Desktop Virtualization Trends in Healthcare: A Global Perspective report, which surveys healthcare IT decision makers in the U.S. and EMEA about adoption rates and benefits of desktop virtualization and cloud-based applications. According to the study, server based computing (SBC) and server hosted virtual desktops (SHVD) are prevalent in the USA and EMEA healthcare industries, with adoption of both technologies expected to increase.

Accelerated Hiring Growth Driven by Rapid Increase in Healthcare Bookings and Expansion of Global Healthcare Customer Portfolio

Imprivata is the Highest-Ranked Massachusetts Company

In an effort to fight the prescription drug-abuse epidemic, lawmakers in New York State recently passed legislation, known as I-STOP (Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing), designed to more effectively track patterns of potential prescription misuse. Among its mandates, the law requires that by March 2015, all prescriptions issued in the state of New York must be done so electronically (with limited exceptions), including prescriptions for controlled substances.