In one of the most significant security roll-outs in recent NHS history, patient health records at Scotland's 1,300 GP practices and 97 hospitals are to be secured using Imprivata's desktop single sign-on (SSO) system, OneSign 4.5, NHS Scotland has announced. At the head of the security features is the ability to access all applications after one sign-on process, backed up by self-service password resets, which overcomes the expensive hassle of calls to a helpdesk.

VAR Trustmarque has collaborated with Northgate Managed Services to help win a single-sign-on (SSO) contract covering Scotland’s NHS network. As part of its 'Better Health, Better Care' initiative, NHS Scotland was looking to remove unnecessary cost and delays, and install a less-complex workflow system associated with electronic patient data. The SSO and password reset solution is based on Imprivata technology, and will cover the many patient systems in hospitals and health communities across Scotland.

Historically, information security has been a pretty horizontal domain. Regardless of your industry, company size, or geographic location, you needed security policies, physical security controls, and security technologies like firewalls and antivirus software. This remains true but over the past few years, we've seen a lot of growth in specialized information security requirements for different industry business processes….Imprivata went from a general purpose single sign-on appliance vendor to an Identity and Access Management (IAM) specialist in the health care industry.

We are more than halfway through VMworld 2011 and it is abundantly clear that health care is beginning to embrace desktop virtualization at a fast clip. Despite hurricane Irene’s impact on the east coast, nearly 1,000 health care IT professionals have turned out to hear about the progress VMware and its partners are making in the industry, share experiences and, yes, showcase their success with roaming point of care desktops. 

Gabe Knuth talks with Imprivata's Cordell Perigo about their authentication platform.

Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust has deployed Imprivata's OneSign 4.5 technology across its sites. Providing secure access to 1,000 users across three sites, the technology will be deployed across 14 applications, including electronic medical records, in order to simplify access and speed up workflow for staff while strengthening information governance and data protection. A total of 1,400 chip and pin smartcards have been issued.

The most efficient path for PCSO was to develop a solution that would meet all objectives in one attempt. After reviewing a number of options for Single Sign-On (SSO) and AA (including tokens) our team selected the integrated Vasco token solution from Imprivata for its straight-forward administrative approach And its ease-of-use for employees. This initiative allowed PCSO to comply with both phases of CJIS requirements; implementing unique Ids and complex passwords in the near term, and AA ahead of schedule.