Penn State Health FAST PASS launches at Hershey Medical Center, St. Joseph emergency departments

Penn State Health FAST PASS will allow clinicians who use shared clinical computers to quickly log in with a tap of their employee badge, providing an alternative to repeatedly typing their e-pass ID and password to log in. When finishing their session on the computer, another tap of the badge will securely log them out.

Commonly known as “badge in and out” or “tap & go,” the technology, supported by our Imprivata vendor partner, is being introduced first to the Hershey Medical Center Emergency Department on Tuesday, Aug. 25, and St. Joseph’s Emergency Department (ED) on Thursday, Aug. 27, for ED clinicians. It will be systematically extended to shared clinical computers on the hospital floors and clinic common use areas over the next several months.

When tapping in, Penn State Health FAST PASS enables the individual to securely pass through to clinical applications, such as Cerner’s FirstNet, PowerChart and SurgiNet, as well as CareConnect applications like Phillips PACS. It also provides access to some nonclinical applications, such as Outlook email.

Clinical managers will provide their clinicians with additional information about Penn State Health FAST PASS and enrollment instructions when it is extended to their clinical areas. See the Information Services PSH FAST PASS Infonet site for additional information.

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