About St.
Vincent
St. Vincent Hospitals is a regional
health system with eight hospitals and a number of health services
locations. St. Vincent is a member of Ascension Health, which includes
over 70 hospitals and healthcare facilities. With roots dating back to
1881, St. Vincent focuses on holistic care the community and its
citizens.
HIPAA
Challenge
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Access
patient information that exists within many applications and
platforms |
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Common
workstations shared among multiple users |
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Allow
secure access control without inhibiting authorized use of
electronic patient information |
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Balance
strong security with convenience |
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Remain
focused on the needs of the caregiver |
St. Vincent
Vision
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Provide
secure access to authorized personnel based on their role within
the organization |
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Increase
security yet keep logon/logoff time to a minimum and elevate
physician satisfaction |
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Utilize
biometric authentication to insure efficient, yet secure access to
patient information |
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Create
an environment that is conducive to standards for high quality of
care |
eTrust
Solution
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Customized
version of proven eTrust Single Sign-On meets the needs of the
mobile user and shared workstations |
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Improved
efficient and accurate authentication using SAFLINK Biometrics |
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Secure
station lock when open sessions are interrupted |
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Clean
systematic sign-off facilitates quick change over of users |
Summary
| Though not required by HIPAA,
St.Vincent plans to utilize this technology to help comply with
HIPAA regulations |
| Support quality care required by
our employees and physicians |
| Work closely with CA and SAFLINK
to insure that future needs of the healthcare industry can be met |
| “Like
most healthcare organizations today, we struggle with the increased
need to provide electronic clinical information in a time when there
is increased scrutiny over privacy and confidentiality. Our goal is to
implement effective access controls, while still ensuring that
authorized caregivers have fast, easy access to critical patient
information. By combining eTrust SSO with SAFLINK’s biometric
authentication, CA and SAFLINK brought us an integrated solution that
our testing indicates will help us meet that objective."
— Bruce Peck, information security manager St. Vincent Hospitals and
Health Services Indianapolis, Indiana
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