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.
A hybrid workforce means that a security perimeter that encompasses only the physical hospital is no longer compatible with modern work. Amid these myriad issues, identity and access management (IAM) remains a major challenge as organizations move toward a zero-trust approach to security.
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