To protect sensitive patient information and speed physicians' access to healthcare data, Oaklawn deployed Novell SecureLogin
Organization Profile
Based in Marshall, Michigan, Oaklawn Hospital is a highly regarded regional healthcare organization licensed for 77 acute care beds and 17 inpatient psychiatric care beds. The hospital has received the Governor's Award for Improving Patient Safety and Quality of Care for five years running and recently achieved Magnet designation, putting them in the top 5% of hospitals for nursing excellence.
Business Situation
Oaklawn Hospital needed to safeguard patients’ health data and comply with HIPAA regulations, while enabling clinicians to quickly access patient records.
Solution
Oaklawn Hospital turned to C/D/H, a Novell Platinum Partner. After evaluating the hospital’s requirements,C/D/H deployed Novell SecureLogin to provide single sign-on access to more than a dozen clinical applications. The team also created a context management script that provides auto look-up of patient records between the clinical and radiology software applications.
Results
- Improved patient care by accelerating users’ access to clinical systems
by 80 percent - Reduced login and password-related help desk calls by 50 percent
- Reduced number of user passwords
by 75 percent - Increased security by cutting system logout time on idle workstations by
75 percent - Improved ability to comply with HIPAA regulations and internal security audits