Oracle Health, the healthcare technology division of global cloud and software provider Oracle, and ID.me, a digital identity network used by over 175 million individuals and more than 100 healthcare organizations, announced a collaboration to integrate ID.me’s trusted digital identity capabilities into Oracle Health solutions. The integration will simplify patient intake and help strengthen controlled-substance provider credentialing through trusted digital identity.
Organizations using the solution can enable patients to verify their identity digitally prior to or during check-in and choose the records they want to share, which will help limit repetitive forms and streamline arrival and registration workflows.
In addition, Oracle Health customers can also simplify verification of identities and professional credentials of individual practitioners who perform electronic prescription of controlled substances (EPCS). ID.me’s existing network of nearly 5 million medical professionals provides prescribers with an established identity verification and authentication infrastructure designed to support applicable security and compliance requirements. ID.me's EPCS credentialing is already used by more than 100,000 prescribers nationwide and is available now for Oracle Health customers.
“Oracle Health is committed to making it easy for patients to access care and remain in control of their health data,” said Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager, Oracle Health and Life Sciences. “Trusted, verified identity is the foundation that makes secure, interoperable data exchange possible. By extending that foundation to patients and providers, we can help enable patients to exercise more control over the data they choose to share with providers and alleviate repetitive administrative tasks for staff and clinicians.”
Verified identity can provide a foundation for secure data access and exchange across the healthcare ecosystem. The collaboration between Oracle Health and ID.me is intended to complement Oracle Health's interoperability work and support patients with more convenient, secure access to their health information while helping providers deliver more connected care.
“By bringing ID.me's trusted and reusable digital wallets to Oracle Health's ecosystem, we can help simplify the patient experience while also supporting high-assurance provider credentialing for controlled substances for interested health systems,” said Wes Turbeville, senior vice president of federal and healthcare, ID.me. “Together, we can help advance the secure, inclusive, patient-centered experiences.”
