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Episode#224. Kill the Password, Not the Workflow: Rewriting Healthcare’s Biggest Lie, with Dr. Sean Kelly CMO and SVP of Customer Healthcare Strategy at Imprivata

May 21, 2026
39:29

Episode Description

Healthcare has long accepted a false tradeoff: better security means worse clinician experience, but what if you could have both?

In this episode, Dr. Sean Kelly, Chief Medical Officer and the SVP of Customer Healthcare Strategy at Imprivata, discusses the need to eliminate the tradeoff between cybersecurity and clinician experience by making secure behaviors the easiest option through passwordless technologies like facial biometrics and passkeys. He emphasizes that clinicians don’t resist technology; they resist bad technology that disrupts care. As AI becomes embedded in healthcare workflows, he raises concerns about governance, accountability, and the risks of autonomous agents making decisions with real clinical consequences. He underscores that identity will be central to managing security, trust, and patient safety going forward.

Tune in to hear Dr. Sean Kelly unpack the shift to passwordless access, smarter authentication, and the real risks AI introduces into clinical workflows!

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