Abstract
This IDC study reports the findings and analysis resulting from a survey of 108
healthcare providers gathered in July and August 2007. In particular, this
study speaks to IAM requirements important to healthcare executives in Canada.
Healthcare is one of the most information-intensive, security-sensitive, highly
regulated, and monitored industries. Protection of information about a
patient' s identity and medical history is a critical element of the trust
embodied in the doctor/patient relationship. To ensure that its citizens'
information has maximum protection, Canada has developed a legislative
framework that lays the foundation for how personal information is to be
handled. But healthcare executives need technology to help them in their data
protection efforts.
Jan Duffy, senior healthcare analyst, IDC Canada says, "To meet regulatory
requirements, healthcare providers will need to employ a variety of IAM
elements, including password management, digital signatures, secure single
sign-on, audit and reporting, and two- and multifactor authentication
mechanisms. To further expand the market, vendors should provide products and
solutions that appeal singularly to healthcare providers."
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- IDC Identity and Access Management Definitions
- Web Single Sign-On (WSSO)
- Federated Single Sign-On (FSSO)
- Enterprise Single Sign-On (ESSO)
- User Provisioning
- Advanced Authentication
- Legacy Authorization
- Situation Overview
- Privacy Framework Governs Management of Canada' s Healthcare Data
- Healthcare Providers Are Accountable for Protecting Patient Data
- Figure: Healthcare Drivers for Identity and Access Management
- Figure: Canadians' Level of Comfort with Healthcare Professionals Using Computers to Record and Share Personal Information
- Figure: Organizational Responsibility for Identity and Access Management
- Healthcare' s Application of IAM to Nonclinical Applications
- Figure: Organizational Resources Requiring Authentication
- Figure: Organizational Resources Currently Requiring Authorization
- Figure: Top 5 Organizational Resources Currently Requiring Single Sign-On
- Future Outlook
- The IAM Market Will Continue to Grow Based on Demands for Secure Patient Data
- Figure: Identity and Access Management Solutions Vendors Healthcare Providers Currently Use or Plan to Use in the Next 12 Months
- Figure: Importance of Identity and Access Management Compliance Elements to Healthcare Providers
- Essential Guidance
- To Help to Secure Patient Data, Vendors Must Focus on Healthcare-Specific Unique Requirements
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- Related Research
- Synopsis
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