Healthcare organizations operate in high-stakes, high-complexity environments—balancing the need for rapid access with uncompromising security and compliance. With the cost of a data breach in healthcare reaching $9.77M in 2024 (IBM), the highest of any industry, access management is no longer a back-office concern—it’s a patient safety issue, a compliance imperative, and a business-critical function.
Axiom delivers identity-centric access management designed specifically for the pace, pressure, and precision required in healthcare.
The Challenge: Friction, Risk, and Regulation Collide
Modern healthcare IT is a patchwork of EHRs, cloud services, on-prem systems, and third-party tools. Managing who can access what—and when—is both vital and increasingly complex. Common obstacles include:
- Protecting ePHI and sensitive systems against ransomware and credential theft
- Maintaining HIPAA, HITECH, and GDPR compliance across evolving tech stacks
- Managing access at scale without burdening IT or delaying care delivery
- Facilitating secure data sharing across departments, partners, and research teams
Outdated access tools and manual processes create delays for clinicians, expose patient data, and put organizations at risk during audits.
Healthcare Access Regulations: A Moving Target
From federal mandates to state-level privacy laws, healthcare must navigate one of the most rigorous regulatory landscapes:
- HIPAA: Requires strict technical safeguards for all electronic protected health information (ePHI)
- HITECH: Amplifies HIPAA enforcement and financial penalties
- GDPR: Applies to global research or EU-resident patient data
- State Laws: e.g., CCPA, NY SHIELD Act, each with unique access and breach requirements
- FDA: Regulates access to systems linked to medical devices or diagnostics
Axiom helps organizations stay ahead—streamlining enforcement, reporting, and audits across the board.
The Axiom Advantage for Healthcare
Axiom is purpose-built for the access challenges modern healthcare faces. We replace static roles and outdated workflows with dynamic, policy-driven control—reducing breach risk, simplifying audits, and accelerating care delivery.
1. Just-in-Time, Risk-Aware Access
- Eliminate standing privileges that attackers exploit
- Enforce least-privilege with granular, time-bound access
- Dynamically approve access based on user role, justification, or device posture
2. Streamlined Compliance
- Automate User Access Reviews (UARs) for HIPAA, SOC 2, and HITRUST
- Generate audit-ready logs and reports for every access event
- Map enforcement to regulatory policies—no swivel-chair monitoring required
3. Operational Efficiency
- Enable self-service access through Slack, Microsoft Teams, or Axiom UI
- Auto-approve low-risk, routine access based on role or on-call schedules
- Accelerate onboarding/offboarding and reduce IT bottlenecks
4. Cloud-Native Agility
- Fully deployed in hours—not months—with zero infrastructure burden
- Supports hybrid environments (EHR, SaaS, cloud, research systems)
- Continuous updates, high availability, and no scheduled downtime
Why Healthcare Leaders Choose Axiom
- Minimized Attack Surface: By eliminating standing access and enforcing fine-grained controls, Axiom protects systems that handle everything from patient records to diagnostics.
- Confidence with Auditors: Audits become predictable, not painful, with built-in reporting and real-time reviews that align to HIPAA, HITECH, ISO, and state laws.
- Empowered Teams: Clinicians, researchers, and IT staff get access when they need it—without ticket queues or risky workarounds.
- Future-Proofed Infrastructure: Whether you’re scaling cloud initiatives or preparing for an IPO, Axiom grows with you—adapting to new systems, regulations, and operating models.
- Lower Costs, Fewer Breaches: Automating access reduces overhead, while better enforcement avoids the staggering financial and reputational cost of a breach.
Legacy PAM Is a Liability in Healthcare
Tools built for on-prem IT can’t handle the agility healthcare demands. They’re hard to use, slow to deploy, and leave gaps attackers exploit.
Axiom is different—engineered for cloud-scale security, speed, and compliance.
See It in Action
Outdated access management puts patient safety, regulatory standing, and IT productivity at risk. See how Axiom secures healthcare access with speed, simplicity, and certainty.
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