Strengthening Healthcare Security and Reducing Costs Through Modern IGA

Healthcare organizations are facing an increasingly complex identity landscape, driven by expanding digital ecosystems, growing third-party dependencies, and a surge in cyber threats. Unauthorized access remains the leading cause of breaches, while insider risk and over-provisioned access continue to expose organizations to costly security incidents and compliance failures. At the same time, legacy identity governance and administration (IGA) systems are struggling to keep up. Manual processes, poor integration with cloud environments, and limited visibility into access rights create inefficiencies that increase risk, frustrate users, and drive up operational costs.

This white paper from Ping Identity explores how modern, unified IGA platforms help healthcare organizations strengthen security, reduce costs, and improve user experience by bringing identity governance into alignment with today’s dynamic, cloud-first environments.

What you’ll learn in this white paper

• Why healthcare remains a top target for cyberattacks
• Where legacy IGA systems fall short
• How over-provisioning and “entitlement creep” increase risk
• How modern IGA reduces breach risk and enforces least privilege
• How to reduce operational costs through automation
• How unified IGA improves user experience and productivity
• How to support compliance in a complex regulatory environment

Why This Matters

Healthcare identity management has reached a tipping point:

• Cyberattacks and data breaches are increasing in scale and cost
• Third-party and partner access is expanding rapidly
• Manual identity processes are creating inefficiencies and risk
• Regulatory requirements continue to evolve and intensify

At the same time, identity has become the new security perimeter. Controlling who has access to what—and under what conditions—is now central to protecting patient data, maintaining compliance, and ensuring operational continuity.

Modern IGA platforms provide the foundation for this shift — enabling healthcare organizations to automate access governance, enforce least privilege, and gain real-time visibility into identity risk across the ecosystem.

Download this white paper now to learn how healthcare organizations can modernize identity governance, reduce risk, lower costs, and deliver secure, seamless access across the enterprise.

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