The Importance of Effective Identity and Access Management for Zero Trust in Healthcare

There are many moving parts in a healthcare environment, whether at a large organization with facilities in multiple states or a small community health center in a rural area. A single health system could have many teams that require access to its network to complete important tasks, from third-party vendors that provide food or laundry services to temporary staff members who are brought on as support during a health emergency.In 2021 alone, 96% of healthcare facilities reported using temporary allied healthcare professionals to supplement their workforces, according to a report from staffing company AMN Healthcare. These are workers other than physicians and nurses, and include physical therapists, speech-language pathologists and more.

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Healthcare organizations handle critical, sensitive data, but not everyone needs access to that data at all times. And with staff turnover and other organizational changes, IT teams must ensure that access is managed appropriately and with minimal interruptions to workflow.Identity is one of the five pillars of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Zero Trust Maturity Model. According to the agency, “zero trust presents a shift from a location-centric model to an identity, context, and data-centric approach with fine-tuned security controls between users, systems, applications, data, and assets that change over time.”

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