61. Federated Identity Makes Digital Safety Portable with Jason Barr and Kyle Newman

In this episode, host Sandy Vance is joined by Jason Barr the VP of Healthcare at ID.me & Kyle Neuman the former DirectTrust Identity Lead to share insights about federated identity and its importance within the digital healthcare workflow.    As more and more health data becomes available digitally, it is important to provide an efficient and secure means of identifying individuals in order to verify their access to the clinical information.  The episode will provide explanation to federated identity.   How federated identity can reduce friction and cost when verifying individuals.   What are some of the value of federated identity for the future, like the  escalation of fraud is rapidly changing the healthcare landscape, emphasizing the critical importance of identity and security. We will discuss strategies to secure access points for patients, providers, and staff. Kyle and Jason break down what federated identity is, the significance of combining authentication and verification, and how digital identity can achieve security and ease of use simultaneously." In this episode, they talk about: Federated identity minimizes friction for providers and customers in the verification process Digital identity aims to reduce fraud, streamline identity resolution, and enhance authorization processes Assurance levels and why is it important and use in healthcare The problems that digital identity solves Verification is not synonymous with identity Internal network access does not guarantee trustworthiness Federated identity facilitates portable authentication and verification Exploring the significant ROI benefits of federated identity A Little About Kyle: Kyle Neuman has served as Managing Director of SAFE Identity/SAFE-BioPharma Assoc, Director of Trust Framework Development at DirectTrust, and CISO | VP of Strategy at Zeva Inc. He currently runs a boutique management consulting firm supporting the digital identity space called NeuCastle Inc. He has either worked with, worked for, or ran nearly all of the major Trust Frameworks supporting digital identity in the US. He has held executive leadership roles in multiple organizations with a focus on digital identity, cryptography, and Trust Frameworks. As a subject matter expert in bridging the gap between business needs and applied cryptography, Kyle develops strategy, policy, and architectures for a variety of commercial, government, and non-profit organizations to enable support for digital identity in a way that is scalable across the nation, trustworthy, and cost-effective. A Little About Jason: Jason Barr is the VP of Healthcare for ID.me, the leading digital identity wallet in the United States. His team is focused on improving healthcare interoperability with trusted and portable identity verification and SSO to remove friction and fraud from healthcare for both patients and providers. The ID.me wallet works easily across EHRs, Hospitals, Pharma, Payers and other healthcare applications.   Jason has more than 20 years of leadership experience, largely focused on delivering technology solutions that have helped many healthcare organizations enhance the delivery of care.  He started his career as an Army Officer with combat tours in Iraq, followed by leading growth organizations to solve complex technology problems. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, followed by an MBA from The Ohio State University.