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35 NHS trusts choose OneSign identity and access management
2 June 2008
Imprivata, Inc has announced that it has delivered identity and
access management solutions to 35 NHS trusts across the UK.
Imprivata OneSign is an access and identity management
appliance-based solution that ensures all passwords meet security
policies, that employees can get swift and secure entry to applications
and that the trust can provide reports and audit data on employees’
access to private patient information.
Omar Hussain, CEO at Imprivata, commented, “We are seeing strong
demand for the OneSign appliance in the NHS because it solves major
problems for trusts around password management and enforcing security
policy.”
University Hospital of North Staffordshire Trust is one of the latest
organisations that has chosen Imprivata OneSign. The Trust has over
3,500 staff that use IT resources as part of their day-to-day
activities.
“Around 60% of calls to our help-desk were related to password-reset
requests,” said Matthew Eaves, desktop manager at the Trust. “Using
OneSign, we’ll remove these problems as well as enabling increased
productivity for both clinical and non-clinical staff.”
Other NHS customers who have bought Imprivata during this period
include Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Women’s
Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and Tameside and Glossop NHS Trust.
Hussain added, “Access to information is becoming a more critical
issue at both the local trust level as well as for the NHS in general.
Additionally, being able to trace what activities are being carried out
and the accounts linked to those access requests is critical. At the
heart of this is applying a security policy that works for both the
trust and for employees.”
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