At a time when security and efficiency are crucial for modern enterprises, business leaders can’t afford to choose one over the other.
Effective identity and access security depends on strengthening trust and cyber resilience through AI-powered identity threat detection and response.
The foundation for cybersecurity has shifted. The security perimeter is gone, and complex passwords are becoming obsolete. With AI now embedded in most workflows, powering critical business systems, and even accelerating cyberattacks, identity has become the most reliable control point to build security around. It’s the one constant across users, devices, cloud apps, and third parties.
Single sign-on and access management (SSO/AM) can improve clinician user efficiency and satisfaction by expediting login. The impact of SSO/AM has been quantified in the US and other valuable operational, clinical, and epidemiological utilities of SSO/AM have been described.
George A. Gellert MD, MPH, MPA, is an epidemiologist focused on using information technology to improve public health outcomes. In this blog he discusses the findings from his recent research collaboration with Imprivata, just published in the peer reviewed journal Advances in Health Information Science and Practice (AHISP), the official journal of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), on the impact and value of single sign-on and access management in hospitals in the UK and Ireland.
Cybersecurity in UK healthcare is under mounting pressure. As more embrace digital transformation, relying on more vendors, contractors, and interconnected devices, the risk of cyberattacks and breaches increases. Attacks like the 2024 Synnovis cyberattack, which disrupted over 11,000 NHS appointments and procedures and cost an estimated £32.7 million, reveal the implications of increasing threats in this changing landscape.
Shared-use mobile devices have become indispensable tools in NHS wards, enabling faster communication, streamlined workflows, and more responsive patient care. Yet Imprivata research exposes a striking dual reality: while UK hospitals save an average of £522,000 annually by using shared-use devices instead of personal ones, 47% still lack a formal management policy, leaving critical security and operational gaps that threaten to undermine these gains.