Here’s the problem. You have a product that needs to be able to authenticate user credentials before providing a service to the user – such as zero or thin client access to virtual desktops, or a secure printing service, or a hospital patient bedside terminal, or a meds dispensing cabinet – for example. But you don’t want to write an entire authentication, enrollment, password management, multi-device supporting, reporting, auditing, HIPAA regulation meeting infrastructure. And why would you?

In the case of a OneSign implementation, the answer may surprise you. New acquisitions / deployment of technology usually starts in the IT department; It’s one of the perks, right? They get all the new shiny gadgets and gizmos to play with and explore before deciding if it will work for the end users. This works great for a lot of technologies: iPads, the newest phones, a new email client, anti-virus software, disk encryption and a whole lot of other software and hardware.

A great day at the Imprivata stand today. We had presentations from 4 customers discussing how No Click Access is simplifying clinician workflow in Cerner, Meditech and Epic environments using Citrix and VMware for virtual desktops. We rounded out the day with a terrific speaker panel consisting of Ed Ricks, CIO and VP at Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Chuck Christian, CIO at Good Samaritan Hospital and Dr. Michael Westcott, CMIO at Alegent Health. Do a twitter search on #SaveDocClicks for some of the key commentary and to pose questions for tomorrow’s panel session.

MINNEAPOLIS and LEXINGTON, MASS – February 22, 2012 – Healthland, America's market leader of healthcare information technology solutions for rural community and critical access hospitals, and Imprivata, the leader in secure access and collaboration for healthcare, today announced a partner relationship.

New Program Provides No Click Access^® Integration to Streamline Clinical Workflows
 

I thought I’d give you the condensed version of the great customer presentations and comments we had here at booth #3160 from the HIMSS show floor.

Here is a sampling of more health information technology vendor announcements during HIMSS12 in Las Vegas:   Community hospital information systems vendor Healthland will resell the OneSign single-sign-on and access management software of Imprivata.

There have always been 'issues' when it comes to technology in the healthcare market.