OhioHealth Increases Security at State's First Paperless Hospital by Using Imprivata for Identity Access and Authentication
OhioHealth's Dublin Methodist Hospital Uses OneSign Single Sign-On
to Increase Security for Patients and Convenience for Doctors;
Utilizes ProveID for Secure and Traceable Electronic Prescription
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LEXINGTON, Mass.--(Business Wire)--Imprivata(R), Inc., the converged identity and access management
appliance company, today announced that OhioHealth's Dublin Methodist
Hospital, which officially opened its doors today, has implemented
Imprivata's OneSign Single Sign-On (SSO) to provide secure on-line
access to digital information. As an added security measure for
patient protection, Dublin Methodist uses Imprivata's ProveID to meet
requirements from the Ohio Board of Pharmacy by providing two-factor
authentication for controlled drug prescription orders at the moment
the transaction takes place.
"We applaud OhioHealth for crafting, and now realizing, its vision
for a paperless hospital. Dublin Methodist clearly shows the
healthcare community that it is possible to move to an all-digital
environment without sacrificing security and safety," said Omar
Hussain, president and CEO of Imprivata. "We are delighted that
OneSign has played a role in this admirable undertaking. Reducing the
number of passwords that hospital employees have to remember helps to
make accessing paperless information far more convenient and secure.
And integrating OneSign's ProveID authentication capability seamlessly
into McKesson's Horizon Expert Orders for pharmaceutical dispensing
meets the needs of positive ID as a critical component of enabling
Dublin Methodist's paperless facility."
OhioHealth, a family of not-for-profit, faith-based hospitals and
healthcare organizations, is using Imprivata's OneSign SSO to serve as
the centerpiece of Dublin Methodist's paperless endeavors. OneSign
provides physicians and staff easy and secure access to the
applications and information necessary to provide the highest optimum
patient care. In addition, OhioHealth is utilizing ProveID, an
extension of the OneSign identity management platform, in conjunction
with McKesson's Horizon Expert Orders and Horizon Emergency Care
solutions to meet the state requirement for transactional strong
authentication.
"This opening reflects hard work and innovation from our staff,
management and technology partners," said Michael Krouse, chief
information officer for OhioHealth. "While meeting the stipulations of
the state and other regulating bodies has been an important marker for
our progress, the end goal is always providing the best care in the
safest environment. Imprivata has played an integral role in helping
us meet that goal."
About OhioHealth
Dublin Methodist Hospital is a part of OhioHealth, a nationally
recognized, not-for-profit, charitable healthcare organization serving
and supported by the community. Named by FORTUNE Magazine as one of
the "100 Best Companies To Work For in 2007," it is a family of 15
hospitals, 20 health and surgery centers, home-health providers,
medical equipment and health service suppliers throughout a 46-county
area. Other OhioHealth hospitals in central Ohio are Riverside
Methodist Hospital, Grant Medical Center, Doctors Hospital and Grady
Memorial Hospital. For more information, please visit our Web site at
www.ohiohealth.com.
About Imprivata
Imprivata is the converged Identity and Access Management (IAM)
appliance company. Its OneSign platform helps organizations safeguard
enterprise information assets by enabling secure employee access to
networks and applications--improving user productivity and
convenience, while reducing the time, risk and cost of complying with
data privacy and protection regulations. OneSign has received top
ratings in product reviews throughout the industry and has been
awarded numerous accolades from leading publications including
Information Security, InfoWorld and SC Magazine. Headquartered in
Lexington, Mass., Imprivata is one of the fastest growing IAM
companies with more than 400 customers and 120 partners around the
world. For more information, visit http://www.imprivata.com.
Imprivata is a registered trademark of Imprivata, Inc. in the USA
and other countries. All other product or company names mentioned are
the property of their respective owners.
Imprivata, Inc.
Molly Galetto, 781-674-2736
mgaletto@imprivata.com
or
fama PR
Greg Wind, 617-758-4173
imprivata@famapr.com
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