On August 23, 2012 HHS released the final rule on Meaningful Use Stage 2.  Although a few of the thresholds were reduced from the preliminary ruling and some menu objectives were added the bar is still much higher than Stage 1 (see summary below).  Hospitals must meet 19 total objectives, 16 core and 3 out of 6 menu objectives. 

In reviewing the final rule and all the many blogs/articles about it I got to thinking about what it must be like for a hospital having to face planning how they will meet Meaningful Use Stage 2—all the change in workflows required, technology that needs to be implemented.  I’ve been following Meaningful Use since the original ARRA/HITECH bill was passed in 2009 and did a similar review of Stage 1 preliminary and final ruling when that was released--this just seems to be a bigger undertaking.  So, I thought, how can I help?  Well below are 5 tips if you are an eligible hospit

By:  Ericka Chickowski

How healthcare's urgent need for single sign on could drive better identity and access management practices across all industries

RDM 12 Emerges as Premier Peer-Exchange Event for Senior-Level Marketing and Sales Leaders

At Imprivata’s first annual HealthCon User Conference, attendees will have the opportunity to use their RFID-enabled hotel room key to access their guest room AND a personalized virtual desktop at kiosks throughout the conference space!

Each quarter, we host a webinar, “Introduction to Imprivata OneSign for Healthcare” to provide hospitals and other healthcare organizations with an overview of the OneSign platform and how it can help save clinicians more than 15 minutes per day and improve the efficiency of the organization.

During the webinar, we review how OneSign can help:

September 11, 2012 – Lexington, Mass. – Imprivata®, the leader in secure access and collaboration for healthcare, today announced that the power of its OneSign Connector for Epic will be on display at booth #209 at the Epic User Group Meeting in Verona Wisconsin, September 11-13.  The company will be demonstrating how care providers can increase productivity and improve workflows with secure, No Click Access^® to protected health information (PHI),

Phoebe Putney Hospital, Riverside Medical Center and Spencer Hospital Share Tips for Improving Productivity and Increasing Data Security

Imprivata®, the leader in secure access and collaboration for healthcare, today announced that the power of its OneSign Connector for Epic will be on display at booth #209 at the Epic User Group Meeting in Verona Wisconsin, September 11-13.  The company will be demonstrating how care providers can increase productivity and improve workflows with secure, No Click Access

Imprivata®, the leader in secure access and collaboration for healthcare, today announced that Imprivata OneSign® will be on display at booth #621 at the McKesson Insight 2012 Annual Conference.  For today's highly mobile healthcare workforce, repeated log-ons/offs to multiple applications, countless times during a shift, can slow workflows, distract thought process and cause frustration.  Imprivata OneSign optimizes productivity by allowing secure, No Click Access^® to desktops and clinical s