LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HIMSS Booth #3043—Imprivata® (NYSE: IMPR), the healthcare IT security company, announced today that Steward Healthcare System will implement Imprivata Cortext across all nine of the organization’s hospitals to improve communication between providers, ultimately replacing many pagers.
“Pagers have long been the communication tool of choice, but they limit our clinicians’ ability to connect effectively. As healthcare joins the digital age, we recognized the need to identify a partner that could help streamline our communications between clinicians,” said Julie Berry, CIO Steward Healthcare System. “We are excited to be working with Imprivata to provide our staff with a secure communications platform that meets the needs of healthcare in 2016.”
Last month, Imprivata Cortext was named Category Leader for Secure Messaging in the 2015/2016 Best in KLAS: Software and Services Report. This report marked the first year for the category. In January, Cortext achieved SOC 2 Type 1 certification, which is recognized worldwide as one of the strictest audit standards for service providers. The American Hospital Association (AHA) exclusively endorsed Imprivata Cortext® in 2015 for the Secure Messaging based on its ability to sync messages in real time; its centralized platform which supports clinical, broadcast and patient communication across multiple sites in the care continuum; and proven adoption.
“Effective communication is the backbone of cost-efficient, timely and high quality healthcare delivery,” shared Ed Gaudet, General Manager of Imprivata Cortext. “We are thrilled to partner with Steward, a leader in integrated care, to deliver a platform that allows clinical communication anytime, from anywhere.”
Imprivata Cortext will be on display at HIMSS booth #3043. For more information, please visit https://www.imprivata.com/secure-communications.
About Imprivata
Imprivata® (NYSE: IMPR), the healthcare IT
security company, provides healthcare organizations globally with a
security and identity platform that delivers authentication management,
fast access to patient information, secure communications, and positive
patient identification. Imprivata enables care providers to securely and
efficiently access, communicate, and transact patient health information
to address critical compliance and security challenges while improving
productivity and the patient experience. For more information, please
visit www.imprivata.com.
About Steward Health Care
Steward Health Care is the largest
fully integrated community care organization and community hospital
network in New England. Headquartered in Boston, Steward is the third
largest employer in MA with more than 17,000 employees in more than 150
communities. Steward is comprised of Steward Medical Group, Steward
Health Care Network, and Steward Hospital Group. Steward Medical Group
provides approximately 1 million patient encounters per year in 152
sites and manages homecare and hospice with 300,000 and 35,000
encounters respectively. Steward Health Care Network, a fully integrated
care management company, has 2,800 physicians, with approximately 4
million patient encounters per year and affiliates or joint ventures
with 22 UrgiCenters. Steward’s Hospital Group includes Saint Anne’s
Hospital in Fall River, Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, St. Elizabeth’s
Medical Center in Brighton, Norwood Hospital, Carney Hospital in
Dorchester, Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, Nashoba Valley
Medical Center in Ayer, Holy Family-Haverhill Campus, Morton Hospital in
Taunton, Quincy Medical Center and New England Sinai Hospital in
Stoughton. Other Steward Health Care entities include Steward Medical
Group and Steward Home Care. Further information is available at www.steward.org.