The future of EPR optimisation is bright with identity and access management

We recently spoke with Andrew Harrison, principal product manager, international, at Imprivata about the future of EPRs. Andrew shared some key examples of best practices and gave his own insights into secure access for clinicians.

Balancing security and usability in EPR adoption

To kick things off, Andrew gave an overview of the current pressures being faced by healthcare organisations, outlining how they are “under constant pressure to drive digital transformation and ensure the technology being used is efficient and helps hospitals deliver effective patient care”. Elaborating on this, he noted how a lot of this pressure centres on “optimising for user productivity and maximising for security”, which he added needs to be done “quickly and consistently, often with very few resources”.

Andrew shared his thoughts on “balancing the scales” or helping clinicians be as productive as possible without compromising on security. “Seamless user access to EPRs is the panacea, and from experience, it has a huge impact on adoption, which in turn helps hospitals maximise their investment and reduce the cyber risk from insecure working practices,” he said, before highlighting that security threats can come from both internal and external sources.

Read the full article at htn.co.uk.