What is identity and access management in healthcare?

Identity and access management (IAM) is the set of policies and processes for ensuring that users have the right amount of access to resources, at the right time, for the right reason, and from the right location. In healthcare, organizations struggle limiting access according to the principle of least privilege across diverse technologies.

What is single sign-on healthcare?

Single sign-on (SSO) is one way that healthcare organizations manage identity across electronic medical records (EMR) and electronic health record (EHR) systems. SSO is a way for organizations to create a single, cohesive user identity across multiple applications. The user logs into the SSO application, many of which offer multi-factor authentication, to access resources.

Is SSO Hipaa compliant?

SSO is a tool that enables healthcare organizations to achieve HIPAA compliance. However, they need an identity management solution as the primary source of identity.

What are HIPAA password requirements?

While HIPAA does not specify password requirements, some best practices include: <ul> <li>Strong passwords</li> <li>Unique passphrases</li> <li>Secure password storage</li> </ul> It’s important to note that when NIST updated its <a href="https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-FAQ/#q-b05" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Identity Guidelines in July 2020</a>, it revised its suggestions and now recommends against the use of composition rules for and arbitrarily requiring changes to memorized secrets.

Does HIPAA require multi factor authentication?

The HIPAA Security Rule requires at minimum two factor authentication that includes a combination of two or more of the following: <ul> <li>Something a person knows, like a password</li> <li>Something a person has or is in possession of, like a token, smartphone, or smartcard</li> <li>Some kind of biometric identification, like a fingerprint or face ID</li> </ul>