Two factor authentication and digital identity management

How about retrofitting older systems? If they were not originally built to meet
modern security standards, Venkat says, Cerner could upgrade them by
rewriting some components. “Our system provides a layered architecture, so
we are able to replace some of the parts to be able to support the standards as
they evolve.”
Ready for change
Venkat believes that healthcare providers and EHR vendors are both ready for
the advent of an identity ecosystem and digital identity management. “In my
discussions with hospitals and other vendors, I see there’s an urgent need to
integrate those systems beyond their own EHR infrastructure,” he observes.
“I’m seeing a larger eagerness of the industry to move towards that than in the
past.”
The new emphasis on interoperability requires a new approach to data security
and authentication, he adds. “The interoperability goes hand in hand with the
security aspect of the data that you’re sharing.”
Regarding his own company’s position on digital identity management , Venkat
notes, “Cerner has always looked beyond the EHR as part of population health.
Now we’re seeing clients wanting to do that, and that will help drive us toward
digital identity management.”
“The
interoperability
goes hand in hand
with the security
aspect of the data
that you’re sharing.”
—Chandra Venkat
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