Stronger Health Care Security Starts with Trusted Identity

Stronger Health Care Security Starts with Trusted Identity 
Building Common Infrastructure for Public and Private Care 

Thursday, June 11, 2026 
1 - 2 p.m. Eastern; noon - 1 p.m. Central; 10 - 11 a.m. Pacific   

In today’s health care landscape, sensitive data and critical systems live across hospitals, health systems and public health agencies — creating more surface area for AI-enabled attacks, account takeover and fraud. This webinar explores how a secure, reusable digital identity layer can serve as core infrastructure for access across that ecosystem, protecting patients and providers while preserving the speed and seamless experiences they expect.

Grounded in real-world examples from leading health systems and public health organizations, the session will unpack how identity-first security controls can reduce cybersecurity risk and friction at the same time. Attendees will leave with a practical view of what it looks like to treat identity as infrastructure in health care today — and a clear playbook for building a more resilient, connected and trusted foundation for secure care. 

Attendees Will Learn:

• What “identity as infrastructure” means and why a connected, reusable digital and physical identity is foundational to securing hospitals, health systems and public health agencies.
• Practical ways to apply identity-based security controls that bind digital access and in-person interactions to a single trusted identity, reducing account takeover, fraud and insider risk.
• Strategies for leveraging collaboration across hospitals, public health and federal programs to accelerate adoption of connected, reusable identity while aligning with policy and regulatory priorities.
• Methods to quantify and communicate ROI from reusable identity — including fewer incidents and less fraud, operational efficiencies and improved clinician and patient experience.

Speakers: 

Wayman Cummings 
Chief Information Security Officer  
Ochsner Health 
New Orleans, La.  

Patrick Newbold 
Chief Information Officer 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services  
Washington, D.C. 

David Bardan 
SVP & GM, Healthcare & GovTech 
CLEAR 
New York, N.Y. 

AHA Moderator:

John Riggi  
National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk  
American Hospital Association