Healthcare cybersecurity · Identity & access
Imprivata
Imprivata is a clinical identity and access product for hospitals. It speeds shared-workstation login with badge tap and EHR single sign-on while keeping MFA workable on the floor. Clinics with a handful of dedicated workstations rarely need this class of product.
Strong fit
- Hospitals fighting slow logins on shared workstations without weakening multi-factor login
- Security teams connecting badge login and single sign-on with the EHR and clinical apps
- Organizations that track how long it takes to open a chart after shift change
Weak fit
- Clinics with a few personal workstations and simple multi-factor login
- Buyers looking to find connected medical devices, not manage logins
- IT teams that use a general identity product and have no login problems on clinical floors
Bottom line
Imprivata is worth using for hospitals where slow logins on shared workstations are the security problem. It suits teams that want badge tap and single sign-on to the EHR without getting in the way of care. Small clinics where simple multi-factor login works may not need it.
Score breakdown
Weights: Outcomes 35% · Product 30% · Implementation 20% · Pricing clarity 15%.
Imprivata helps hospitals with clinician logins. It handles shared workstations, badge tap, and single sign-on to the EHR without getting in the way of care.
Results show up as faster logins and fewer password resets. The product is built for healthcare in a way general identity tools often are not.
Setup touches every clinical floor. Pricing is for large organizations and depends on many separate modules.
Competitor landscape
| Vendor | Overall | Ease of implementation |
|---|---|---|
| Imprivata | 7.8 | 7.4 |
| Cynerio | 7.3 | 7.0 |
| Okta (healthcare) | n/a | n/a |
Pricing
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Model | Licenses priced per user or per workstation, with add-on modules for multi-factor login and admin access. |
| What usually drives cost | Which modules you buy, and services to connect the EHR. |
| What to ask before you buy | A business case that counts help desk savings and time saved at login, plus the services cost to connect systems. |
| Published pricing | Imprivata does not publish prices. Expect a custom quote, and confirm the total cost at your volume. |
Prerequisites for purchase
| Need | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| What you need to get Imprivata to function | |
| Shared clinical workstations, or EHR work that relies on badge logins | Login products pay off where slow logins are a daily clinical problem. |
| Security and clinical informatics owning it together | Login projects fail when security designs them without input from the floors. |
| A plan to connect the EHR and clinical apps | Badge tap without single sign-on into the chart is only half the job. |
| Multi-factor and admin access rules you are willing to enforce | Modules bought without policy decisions go unused. |
| A help desk ready for badge, PIN, and unusual login problems | Launch brings a spike in password tickets if support is not ready. |
| What will maximize your value | |
| Track time to open a chart and password resets by unit | Seconds saved at login and fewer tickets are the numbers people remember. |
| Floor champions for badge tap and shared workstation habits | Workarounds come back when units make their own exceptions. |
| Roll out one clinical area at a time, not everywhere at once | The emergency department and inpatient floors work differently, so prove one first. |
| Limit admin access to vendors and admins, with an end date | Permanent admin rights bring back the risk you bought Imprivata to reduce. |
| A business case that counts help desk savings and clinical time | Treating it only as security underfunds connections and training. |
| Deal-breakers | |
| You have only a few personal workstations and simple multi-factor login works. | |
| You mainly need to find connected medical devices, not manage clinician logins. | |
| IT uses a general identity product and clinicians have no login problems. | |
| Security will not work with clinical informatics on how logins fit the work. | |
| No budget or owner for the services to connect the EHR. | |
Value creation time frame
| # | Stage | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | From signing to kickoff | 3-7 weeks for security design, planning EHR connections, and counting badges |
| 2 | From kickoff to first use | 10-20 weeks for badge and single sign-on in a first clinical area |
| 3 | From first use to steady results | 4-8 months of adding units one by one while habits settle |
Leadership
Methodology
| Weight | Factor | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Customer outcomes | Whether buyers get measurable operational or clinical-workflow results after go-live |
| 30% | Product | Capability depth, reliability, and fit for the job the category buys |
| 20% | Implementation | How hard it is to stand up, integrate, train, and stabilize |
| 15% | Pricing clarity | Whether a buyer can model total cost without a mystery quote |
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Highly recommend | Strong outcomes and product with manageable caveats |
| Recommend | Solid fit for the right buyer; know the tradeoffs |
| Conditional | Only with a specific use case or heavy caveats |
| Not recommended | Avoid for most buyers in this category |
Read our full methodology for how we weight scores and assign recommend labels.