Nearly a year ago, St. Croix Regional Medical Center made the transition from paper medical records to an electronic EMR
system, protecting confidentiality with passwords. This system has brought many benefits, including putting more health
information about patients-lab results, immunizations, medical history, current/past prescriptions, and so
on-at their provider's fingertips more quickly than ever before possible. And that has meant faster and
better patient care.
"Moving to this electronic format, however, resulted in doctors and clinicians having to remember even more passwords to
access the data and applications they use to provide care," said Brent McCurdy, Network Manager at SCRMC. "At times this
could disrupt workflow and reduce the amount of time spent on patient care."
"With more than 400 employees in multiple locations, we realized we needed to provide our physicians and clinicians with
an easy and secure way to access electronically stored patient data," explained SCRMC Network Manager, Brent McCurdy.
To do so, the Medical Center implemented OneSign and fingerprint biometrics to protect patient confidentiality and to provide
their clinicians with easy and secure access to patient health information and other data. "Now, with just the swipe
of a finger, the Imprivata fingerprint/scan system allows our staff to quickly log into record and program systems throughout
the hospital and clinics, retrieve or update needed patient information, and then be securely logged out," McCurdy
continued. "It also prevents unauthorized access through an unattended computer terminal."
"St. Croix Regional Medical Center understands that providing fast and secure access to patient information is a critical
part of an effective EMR system," said Imprivata, the company that created this sophisticated security authentication
system. "As a result, they are ahead of industry norms by addressing these complex password and security issues."
Headquartered in Lexington, Mass., Imprivata serves the access security needs of more than 900 customers around the world.
Imprivata secures employee access to desktops, networks, applications and transactions. Its OneSign system enables
organizations to protect information while improving user productivity. For more information, visit www.imprivata.com.
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