Shared mobile devices are essential for modern healthcare. Peer-reviewed evidence and new Imprivata data reveal how to make them work their best – friction-free, securely, scale.

The era of shared mobile devices in healthcare has arrived, and the question is no longer whether they add value, but how to manage them to maximize that value and boost ROI.

The FDA has issued an alert on protecting medical devices from malware and cyber-threats. The Department of Homeland Security delivered a similar warning. With malware capable of impacting hospital systems and implantable devices in danger of being hacked, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a "safety communication" to warn hospitals and medical device manufacturers about cyber-threats.

Outdated communication technology frustrates hospitals and causes them to lose billions of dollars per year, a Ponemon report revealed.

Imprivata has unveiled OneSign ProveID Embedded, an API that is designed to allow health care providers to enable fast, secure No Click Access to electronic health records (EHRs) and similar clinical software in a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).