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Intelligence( AI), can proactively identify and mitigate threats such as compromised credentials and unusual login behaviour.
• Enabling interoperability without compromising security – Modern IAM platforms support open standards, facilitating secure data sharing across healthcare organisations while maintaining patient privacy and system integrity. This interoperability is crucial for enhancing care coordination and improving patient outcomes.
• Streamlining compliance efforts – Centralised governance tools and comprehensive audit trails simplify compliance efforts, enabling healthcare organisations to demonstrate adherence to regulatory requirements and minimise the risk of penalties.
• Empowering healthcare professionals and consumers – By streamlining access to critical systems and enabling secure and convenient patient portals, IAM empowers healthcare professionals to deliver care more efficiently while enhancing the patient experience.
The path towards robust healthcare data security necessitates a Zero Trust approach, where every user, device and interaction is verified before granting access to critical systems. However, an identity framework is needed to ensure an organisation can determine that someone is who they say they are before granting them access to digital assets.
The good news is that continuous user behaviour analysis can detect anomalies and mitigate potential threats, while advanced threat protection capabilities can thwart identity fraud without compromising the user experience.
In addition, passwordless authentication methods, such as biometrics and token-based authentication, can significantly enhance security. That’ s especially
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