Data Security: Who Has the Keys to Your Healthcare IT Kingdom?
Indigo Identityware publishes White Paper, Who Has the Keys to Your Healthcare IT Kingdom?
Minneapolis, MN, April 07, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Indigo Identityware, Inc. (Indigo), a rapidly-growing leader in the Identity & Access Management industry, has published the White Paper, Who Has the Keys to Your Healthcare IT Kingdom?, in collaboration with Anthony Velte, an IT security expert with over 20 years of industry experience.
As healthcare moves to becoming completely electronic, healthcare providers have been forced to use computers to document each aspect of a person’s medical visit. According to HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) and other healthcare standards, each user encounter must be documented so it can be determined exactly who did what and when, within each application, for auditing purposes. Clinicians are forced to remember an innumerable number of username and passwords for the applications they access including the electronic health record (EHR), lab, diagnostic imaging, and others. As a result passwords are forgotten, numerous help desk calls are made, and productivity decreases, costing time and money.
The security industry’s first attempt to solve this problem was the creation of single sign-on solutions (SSO). SSO’s require a user to remember only one username and password to open all of the user’s applications. While it is more convenient, SSO presented an entirely new problem; if someone could figure out that one password, they could now access all the user’s applications. This not only violates HIPAA and the Joint Commission requirements but it can cost time, money and even a organization’s reputation.
Indigo Identityware’s White Paper, “Who Has the Keys to Your Healthcare IT Kingdom?” discusses how strong authentication, in combination with SSO, avoids the security risks but also facilitates workflow productivity. For a copy of Indigo’s White Paper, or to learn more about Indigo’s software-only Behavioral Strong Authentication and SSO solution, visit www.indigoidware.com/keys-to-the-kingdom-wp.
About Anthony Velte
Mr. Velte has more than 20 years of experience in the information systems industry in the areas of IT Security, Audit, Networking, Systems Design, Software Development, Project Management, and general IT Operational Best Practices. He is co-author of McGraw-Hill’s Cloud Computing: A Practical Approach, Green IT: Reduce Your Information System’s Environmental Impact While Adding to the Bottom Line, and Cisco: A Beginners Guide-Fourth Edition.
About Indigo
Indigo Identityware, Inc., a leader in the identity and access management industry, offers the first and only Behavioral Strong Authentication and SSO solution for the extended enterprise. Indigo’s flexible design supports multiple strong authentication methods, including next generation biometrics, providing users with secure and fast access to information. It increases workflow productivity while helping customers ensure regulatory compliance. The software-only solution is cost-effective and deploys quickly with its unique, lightweight design. For more information, visit www.indigoidware.com.
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As healthcare moves to becoming completely electronic, healthcare providers have been forced to use computers to document each aspect of a person’s medical visit. According to HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) and other healthcare standards, each user encounter must be documented so it can be determined exactly who did what and when, within each application, for auditing purposes. Clinicians are forced to remember an innumerable number of username and passwords for the applications they access including the electronic health record (EHR), lab, diagnostic imaging, and others. As a result passwords are forgotten, numerous help desk calls are made, and productivity decreases, costing time and money.
The security industry’s first attempt to solve this problem was the creation of single sign-on solutions (SSO). SSO’s require a user to remember only one username and password to open all of the user’s applications. While it is more convenient, SSO presented an entirely new problem; if someone could figure out that one password, they could now access all the user’s applications. This not only violates HIPAA and the Joint Commission requirements but it can cost time, money and even a organization’s reputation.
Indigo Identityware’s White Paper, “Who Has the Keys to Your Healthcare IT Kingdom?” discusses how strong authentication, in combination with SSO, avoids the security risks but also facilitates workflow productivity. For a copy of Indigo’s White Paper, or to learn more about Indigo’s software-only Behavioral Strong Authentication and SSO solution, visit www.indigoidware.com/keys-to-the-kingdom-wp.
About Anthony Velte
Mr. Velte has more than 20 years of experience in the information systems industry in the areas of IT Security, Audit, Networking, Systems Design, Software Development, Project Management, and general IT Operational Best Practices. He is co-author of McGraw-Hill’s Cloud Computing: A Practical Approach, Green IT: Reduce Your Information System’s Environmental Impact While Adding to the Bottom Line, and Cisco: A Beginners Guide-Fourth Edition.
About Indigo
Indigo Identityware, Inc., a leader in the identity and access management industry, offers the first and only Behavioral Strong Authentication and SSO solution for the extended enterprise. Indigo’s flexible design supports multiple strong authentication methods, including next generation biometrics, providing users with secure and fast access to information. It increases workflow productivity while helping customers ensure regulatory compliance. The software-only solution is cost-effective and deploys quickly with its unique, lightweight design. For more information, visit www.indigoidware.com.
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