From the Frontline – a semi-regular series of blogs featuring independent thought leadership and comment from a range of leaders that span the healthcare industry.

It’s worth remembering the value nurses bring to healthcare through fantastic patient care and also as the UK’s most trusted profession . Given this status nurses have a central role to play in the successful adoption of the digital transformation needed in health and social care. 

Andy Wilcox, Senior International Marketing Manager, and Andrew Harrison, Principal Product Manager, both of Imprivata, discuss approaches to open standards.

David Hancock, co-chair of INTEROPen recently penned a blog about the clear benefits of open standards and the challenges of delivering them.

He remarks at the end of the blog “Open standards are vital for opening up the NHS for system vendors, but also citizens whilst building a far healthier and collaborative environment for IT development.”

This is a statement that we at Imprivata wholeheartedly agree with.