Digital Identity: Empowering Clinicians with Mobility and Security

The healthcare system continues to buckle under continued strain post-pandemic: the growing demand for medical care, nationwide labor shortages, and ever-evolving cybersecurity threats are among healthcare workers’ daily challenges.

Clinical staff are stretched thin. The growing nursing shortage has only exacerbated this existing burnout. At the same time, the healthcare industry has begun to address its unique vulnerability to cyberattacks by implementing stronger—yet more convoluted—security and authentication standards. Bolstering cybersecurity standards is a crucial way to safeguard critical systems and protected health information (PHI). But without the right strategy or tools, these protocols can unintentionally burden clinical staff as they provide patient care, contributing to burnout.

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