Single Sign-On (SSO)
Is a method of access control that enables a user to log in once and gain access to the resources of multiple software systems without being prompted to log in again.

As different applications and resources support different authentication mechanisms, single sign-on has to internally translate to and store different credentials compared to what is used for initial authentication.

Benefits of single sign-on include:

  • Reducing password fatigue from different user name and password combinations, reducing time spent re-entering passwords for the same identity
  • Can support conventional authentication such as Windows Credentials (i.e., username/password)
  • Reducing IT costs due to lower number of IT help desk calls about passwords
  • Security on all levels of entry/exit/access to systems without the inconvenience of re-prompting users
  • Centralized reporting for compliance adherence.

Single sign-on uses centralized authentication servers that all other applications and systems utilize for authentication purposes, and combines this with techniques to ensure that users do not actively have to enter their credentials more than once.

Orion Health Clinical Portal provides single sign-on capabilities enabling individual applications within existing information systems to be accessed seamlessly with a single login.

Comprehensive and robust security features embedded in Clinical Portal ensure that users are only granted access to certain information or applications based on their level of access. 

Clinical Portal’s technology has been designed specifically for healthcare with industry standard communication protocols and interfaces, eliminating the need to replace existing information systems, and allowing for the seamless integration and future enhancements or extensions to the solution.