Imprivata Achieves 51 Percent Single Sign-on Market Share Amongst U.S. Hospitals Using McKesson Paragon or Horizon EMR Systems, According to HIMSS Analytics

Lexington, MA, July 30, 2014 -- Imprivata® (NYSE: IMPR), a leading provider of authentication, access management and secure communications solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced that Imprivata OneSign® is the most widely selected single sign-on (SSO) solution amongst U.S. hospitals using McKesson Paragon or Horizon electronic medical records (EMR) systems with a 51 percent market share (an increase of about 11 percent in the last 12 months), according to HIMSS Analytics data. Imprivata will showcase its SSO, authentication and access management solutions as well as Imprivata Cortext®, the secure communications platform for healthcare, in booth #713 at InSight365: 2014 Annual Conference (August 5-8, 2014 in Indianapolis, Ind.).

In addition, Imprivata customer Philip Bierdz, infrastructure manager at Riverside Medical Center (Bourbonnais, Ill.), will deliver a presentation titled “Single Sign-on: Is it Worth the Investment?” (session #3156) on Thursday, August 7 at 9:15 a.m. in room 139. In this session, Bierdz will discuss how Riverside Medical Center uses Imprivata OneSign to enable fast, secure access to its McKesson EMR system and other clinical applications. Bierdz will also walk attendees through the complete process of implementing an SSO solution, from the initial selection to maximizing the benefits. Attendees will gain an understanding of the costs and benefits of SSO applications and also see a live demonstration of Imprivata OneSign.

About Imprivata
Imprivata is a leading provider of authentication and access management solutions for the healthcare industry. Imprivata’s single sign-on, authentication management and secure communications solutions enable fast, secure and more efficient access to healthcare information technology systems to address multiple security challenges and improve provider productivity for better focus on patient care. For more information, please visit http://www.imprivata.com.

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