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ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As part of their efforts to improve the effectiveness of both security and clinical workflows in the healthcare delivery process, Sentillion, whose identity and access management (IAM) solutions are the most widely implemented in healthcare, today announced their participation in the “Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics” Healthcare Information Technology Showcase on Thursday, September 24th on Capitol Hill. The Technology Showcase is part of the activities of “National Health IT Week” going on September 21st – 25th in Washington DC.

The all-day event will bring key public and private healthcare constituents representing the full spectrum of healthcare interests together to elevate national attention to the necessity of health IT adoption and to raise awareness among members of Congress of the pivotal role it can play in transforming the nation’s health system.

Sentillion, whose identity and access management solutions are the most widely adopted in healthcare, with over 1,000 hospitals and 400,000 caregivers using its solutions daily, will be demonstrating how organizations including Duke University Medical Center, Sharp HealthCare, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, Texas Children’s Hospital, and The Methodist Hospital System are securing electronic health records (EHRs) and protecting patient data while also making it easier and faster for physicians and nurses to use EHRs and access patient information.

“Since our company’s inception, Sentillion has been dedicated to improving the effectiveness of privacy and security measures within a hospital environment through the adoption and utilization of identity and access management technologies,” said Paul Roscoe, president of Sentillion. “With the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, we believe the nation’s healthcare IT delivery system is about to transform dramatically over the next several years, which is why we have made a commitment to participate in the “Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics” Healthcare Information Technology Showcase and to collaborate with policymakers and government officials in an effort to reach the ultimate goal of creating a secure digital patient healthcare record system.”

The “Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics” is focused on developing legislative priorities and awareness related to telehealth, e-Health and healthcare informatics. Honorary Steering Committee Co-chairs are: Senators Kent Conrad (D-ND); Mike Crapo (R-ID); John Thune (R-SD); Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representatives Eric Cantor (R-VA); Rick Boucher (D-VA); Bart Gordon (D-TN); Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-PA); and David Wu (D-OR). The Steering Committee coordinates many activities with the U.S. House of Representatives’ 21st Century Health Care Caucus, co-chaired by Reps. Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), and is supported by more than 20 major organizations in the healthcare and health information technology (HIT) communities, including trade associations, government agencies, universities and corporations.

About Sentillion

Since 1998, Sentillion has been revolutionizing healthcare IT with award winning, industry recognized identity and access management technology. Sentillion has successfully combined patented technology with a deep understanding of the healthcare industry to deliver the most comprehensive set of solutions for single sign-on, identity management, clinical workstations and desktop virtualization. Recognized as the number one single sign-on (SSO) vendor in the KLAS Top 20: 2008 Year-End Report, Sentillion is the only identity and access management company whose solutions are used daily by over 400,000 caregivers in leading healthcare organizations across North America and Europe. Sentillion is a privately held company headquartered in Andover, Mass. For more information, visit Sentillion at www.sentillion.com.