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Medical ID Theft and Tying Patients to Electronic Records with Strong Authentication
Medical ID Theft and Tying Patients to Electronic Records with Strong Authentication
The New York Times recently published an interesting article on the rising problem of medical identity theft. When the federal government last researched the issue in 2007, more than 250,000 Americans reported that they were victims of medical identity theft. Since that last report, most experts agree the problem has undoubtedly grown, in part because of the growing use of electronic medical records built without extensive safeguards. To exacerbate the situation, cleaning up after medical ID theft can be hindered by HIPPA compliance – the regulations protect the medical information of the ID thieves as well as you.
Tips and Tricks for selecting Strong Authentication
Tips and Tricks for selecting Strong Authentication
Strong authentication can come in a variety of forms, each with it's own unique strengths and weaknesses. Before selecting a type of strong authentication, think about the following:
Inside the Insider Threat
Inside the Insider Threat
Insider threat is among the biggest challenges security folks face in 2008. The perimeter is dissolving with increased reliance on distributed computing and the mobile workforce, making it more difficult than ever to put up definitive walls around the enterprise. It's a simple reality that we all have to deal with. Check out last month's 2008 Global Information Security Workforce Study conducted by Frost & Sullivan for ISC(2) and SearchSecurity.com's coverage. Two-factor authentication using biometrics as well as physical-logical convergence will gain speed in dealing with the insider threat.
Congratulations to Licking Memorial Hospital on achieving Stage 6 on the HIMSS EMR Adoption Model
Congratulations to Licking Memorial Hospital on achieving Stage 6 on the HIMSS EMR Adoption Model
Name: Sallie Arnett Title: VP Information Systems Facility: Licking Memorial Health Systems
Strengthening our Epic connection
Strengthening our Epic connection
I took a brief excursion last week to Madison, Wisconsin with a couple of colleagues to update the folks at Epic about hospitals that use systems from both E
Imprivata August Cartoon
Imprivata August Cartoon
Every month we like to feature a cartoon in our Imprivata Newsletter, here's the one from our August issue!
Imprivata Healthcare Innovation Award Finalists Series Spotlight on: Memorial Healthcare
Imprivata Healthcare Innovation Award Finalists Series Spotlight on: Memorial Healthcare
We are pleased to recognize our inaugural 2012 Healthcare Innovation Award finalists, including Catholic Health Partners, Johns Hopkins, Memorial Healthcare,
Imprivata Healthcare News Watch 2/19/13
Imprivata Healthcare News Watch 2/19/13
If you had Presidents Day off of work this week, we hope you put it to good use.  For those of us in healthcare, how
Imprivata OneSign to Support Citrix XenDesktop 7 to Provide Customers with Secure No Click Access® to Desktops and Applications
Imprivata OneSign to Support Citrix XenDesktop 7 to Provide Customers with Secure No Click Access® to Desktops and Applications
Today, Imprivata announced an exciting expansion of the company’s strategic partnership with Citrix—
Primer on Secure Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances
Primer on Secure Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances
This is the first in a series of blog posts about secure electronic prescribing in which we will offer insight, analysis and best practices for secure e-Prescribing, focused on the impact to clinical workflows, the technology requirements and the state/federal regulatory landscape.
Four Steps to Successfully Deploy Your Secure Clinical Communications Solution
Four Steps to Successfully Deploy Your Secure Clinical Communications Solution
Learn how to successfully deploy a new, secure communications platform at your healthcare facility: secure your success by planning proactively
Using technology to battle the opiate epidemic
Using technology to battle the opiate epidemic
Technology can be an important tool in the effort by curtailing the diversion of prescription drugs, which kills 16,000 Americans each year, twice as many as die from cocaine and heroin combined.
Ask the experts: positive patient identification
Ask the experts: positive patient identification
Proper patient identity management is increasingly ranked as one of the top priorities for mitigating healthcare risk, as inaccurate patient identification compromises the integrity of patient information, creating massive patient safety and financial risks for healthcare providers.
Opioid painkillers are dangerous? Thanks New York Times. Now tell us something we don’t know.
Opioid painkillers are dangerous? Thanks New York Times. Now tell us something we don’t know.
Yesterday, in an article on the release of new CDC guidelines for prescribing painkillers, which recommend that doctors first try ibuprofen and aspirin to treat pain, then prescribe only a three-day course of the highly addictive opioids, New York Times reporter Sabrina Tavernise wrote, “the recommendations are meant for primary care doctors, who prescribe about half of all opioids but often have little training in how to use them.”
Combing the Galaxy: Imprivata is helping customers locate recalled Samsung Galaxy Note 7s devices in their facilities
Combing the Galaxy: Imprivata is helping customers locate recalled Samsung Galaxy Note 7s devices in their facilities
One of my favorite parts of working at Imprivata is the ability to work on things that improve people’s lives.
Technology is a Powerful Weapon in the Fight Against Opioid Abuse
Technology is a Powerful Weapon in the Fight Against Opioid Abuse
Recently, Imprivata’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr.
Imprivata Joins CommonWell Health Alliance to Promote Interoperability
Imprivata Joins CommonWell Health Alliance to Promote Interoperability
Earlier this week, we announced our new membership in CommonWell Health Alliance, a leading organization ded
Why two-factor authentication is critical for healthcare organizations
Why two-factor authentication is critical for healthcare organizations
As the number of
The Importance of Trust in Today’s Healthcare System
The Importance of Trust in Today’s Healthcare System
At HIMSS18, Imprivata’s President and Chief Executive, Gus Malezis, sat down with Health Data Management
What is access provisioning in IAM?
What is access provisioning in IAM?
Account provisioning in identity access management solutions simplify and reduce time to complete tasks. Learn why IAM is the best choice in this blog.