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Yesterday was an epic first day at the Epic conference in Verona, Wisconsin! When the conference doors opened the attendees flooded the exhibit hall. In my years of working trade shows, I don't think I've ever seen that many people appear so quickly, it was amazing. There was so much buzz and excitement in the air amongst the attendees, providers were lamenting about login access issues and many were asking about ePrescribing of narcotics (EPCS). There was interest in Cortext and people were happy to see that Imprivata has taken a deeper step into the security realm.
Wireless technology is the future of authentication - a future we're happy to welcome. The promises of DEA-compliant wireless authentication technologies are immense: they will foster simpler, more user-friendly authentication options, streamline clinical workflows, and enhance patient care.
We are pleased to recognize our inaugural 2012 Healthcare Innovation Award finalists, including Catholic Health Partners, Johns Hopkins, Memorial Healthcare, MedCentral Health System, Mercy Health System and Sanford Health, for their innovative application of Imprivata solutions to improve clinical workflow and increase productivity and data security. We will be spotlighting these finalists on our blog leading up to the November 8 announcement of the winner at Imprivata HealthCon 2012 User Conference.
The list of innovative technologies you’ll see at Imprivata HealthCon continues to grow this week with the addition of Jetmobile as a Gold Sponsor and Vasco as a Silver Sponsor.
As we discussed in our last post about secure electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS), the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) passed a ruling in 2010 allowing controlled substances to be prescribed electronically—if specific criteria are met by all parties participating in e-Prescribing. These criteria include:
Last week, I brought my 9-year-old son to the pediatrician for his annual physical. I could tell you what the experience was like but I know that, if you have kids or if you have a primary care physician, you already know how it went. Except, in this case, it was worse. Yes, we barely got a greeting as the nurse practitioner walked in to the exam room, past my son on the exam table, and straight towards the computer in the corner. Yes, we sat there patiently waiting to begin as she tried to log in – twice.
Do you know how many steps you’ve taken today? If so, you’re joining millions of Americans who are embracing mobile technology to improve their health. Healthcare providers aren’t among those millions, however, even though they desperately want to be.
A lot of us are participating in Oscar’s related talk this afternoon. Whether you’re happy for Ben Affleck’s stardom with Argo, or shocked at Seth MacFarlane’s performance as a host, check out this week’s Health IT news below!
This week we are excited about health tech’s relationship with early adopters, the quest for HIT interoperability, and CPOE’s amazing statistics in regards to medical errors.
What are you reading this week?
Early this week, we announced that KLAS has once again ranked Imprivata at the leader in the single sign-on category. While Imprivata has received a number of additional awards and industry recognition, the KLAS rankings are particularly important because they reflect the voice of the customer.
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