Mass High Tech - Imprivata Gets Health IT Deal from NHS Scotland

Lexington-based Imprivata Inc. has won a multimillion-dollar contract to provide access security to the national health system of Scotland. While the exact financial details of the contract were not disclosed in a press release, Imprivata did say it was in support of NHS Scotland’s “Better Health, Better Care” initiative, a plan established by the Scottish Government in 2007. Imprivata will provide its OneSign single sign-on and password reset (SSO/PR) technology, intended to make it easier to get into the health system online and make the data more secure. In addition, NHS Scotland will use Imprivata’s No Click Access to the various patient systems run by hospitals and health centers in Scotland.