Username and password authentication is a fixture in healthcare but one that continues to hinder operations and put patient privacy – and care – at risk. In just the first three months of 2024, there were over 116 data breaches in the healthcare industry, allowing cybercriminals to access private patient data, medications, clinical records, Social Security numbers, and more by employing tactics like phishing emails and malware.

As a result, passwordless authentication is steadily gaining traction, enabling healthcare facilities to implement more secure user verification and streamline access management.

The transition to passwordless won’t happen overnight. However, we can expect continued adoption of passwordless methods over the next decade, as the challenges of traditional passwords become too glaring to ignore in this mission-critical industry.


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