The Department of Cardiology at
Children's Hospital Boston has selected
Delfigo Security’s
DSGateway to help ensure secure access to its newly developed clinical care system.
After considering several authentication alternatives, the department selected DSGateway as it required no external hardware or software and uses multiple factors including biometrics to validate users accessing the system and enables traceability for HIPAA compliance.
The Department of Cardiology at Children's Hospital is among the first healthcare customer to select the Delfigo DSGateway solution.
"Children's Hospital Cardiology is continuously investing in new technologies and capabilities so we can deliver the best patient care," said Dr. James Lock, chairman of cardiology for Children's Hospital Boston.
Dr. Lock said that the hospital expects its next-generation clinical care solution will provide considerably improved patient management, and should reduce healthcare costs by consolidating processes and workflows across multiple locations.
"In our conversations with some of the nation's leading hospitals, we find they are challenged with balancing their primary focus of providing patient care and services, reducing operational costs, and complying with HIPAA mandates," said Bharat Nair, vice president of product strategy at Delfigo Security.
Nair said that DSGateway is ideal in a hospital environment as it is a true zero-footprint solution and that the offerings intelligent authentication validates each user using multiple factors and enables traceability for compliance.
Anil Sharma is a contributing editor for HealthTechZone. To read more of Anil’s articles, please visit his columnist page.Edited by
Stefania Viscusi
