There is a new concept in security access management. Gallagher Security Management Systems is harnessing the power of real, operational systems and process convergence to deliver something they’ve coined, ‘Identity Analytics’. Identity Analytics describes an enriched access control decision which automates compliance with operational and regulatory policy. This ensures people are competent, safe and accountable as they move around on site.

Gallagher delivers Identity Analytics functionality via their Cardax FT physical security management system. This enables organisations to leverage their investment in physical security infrastructure to achieve an unprecedented level of granularity and discretion in personnel flow and workforce management.

Identity Analytics provides a high degree of control and certainty by ensuring the right people (who are inducted, trained, licensed and competent and therefore compliant with regulations), are in the right place at the right time, and by alerting system operators to exceptions. This greatly mitigates the risk of accidents and liability.

Regulatory compliance with every access decision

Whereas ‘access control’ based on ‘who can go where and when’ delivers relatively fixed, non-dynamic results, it can now be greatly enriched when informed by data from integrated systems including regulatory policy defining an individual’s suitability for access based on their individual competencies.

Bi-directional information flow between information systems and databases overlayed with policy and its effect at the point of entry delivers an ongoing impact throughout your organisation. As operational rules are set, managers are assured that organisational and regulatory policy is automatically enforced. The effect on dayto- day activity can be felt on the ground by every staff member – they have the assurance that their co-workers are fit for work and their working environment is safe.

Activity can be monitored and measured through a real-time audit trail. This unprecedented transparency means operational decisions and requirements can be adjusted and actioned quickly in response to their effect.

Powerful workforce management solution

Identity Analytics enables proactive and preemptive workforce management. Traditionally, if a person is denied access they have little or no understanding as to the reason. They are left with the frustration of having to report their situation to their manager or security personnel. Identity Analytics delivers truly intelligent access control decisions which are communicated in a meaningful way on distributed hardware at the door. Staff can be warned via a door reader screen of any upcoming expiry of their licences or competencies, so they can proactively address these issues and prevent them from becoming an impediment to their access. For example, a nurse may be denied access to certain areas housing specialised equipment or medication if he needs to complete certain training before accessing these areas. If a person is denied access, he is immediately informed of corrective action he should take in order to have his access to an area re-instated.

As well as enforcing compliance with operational and regulatory policy under a normal operational situation, exceptions can be accommodated - for example, in emergency situations certain staff need access to areas they otherwise couldn’t access, others need to be kept out and a full audit trail of all access events is required. The ability to accommodate exceptions means personnel flow and safety are optimised, no matter what the situation.

Big benefits to any size organisation

Traditionally, this level of functional sophistication has been available only to those organisations with significant ERP infrastructure (e.g. enterprise size companies). Gallagher is pioneering the way with Cardax FT by enabling any size operation to benefit from this exceptional functionality.

The open system architecture of Cardax FT, Gallagher’s core platform for integration, means that Identity Analytics can be as basic or feature rich as required. Healthcare facilities needing to monitor and control the access of a few staff can apply a simple subset of Cardax FT’s full system capabilities with the option to add to them as their requirements change. The solution fully spans the needs of all healthcare providers (small to enterprise) in terms of complexity, affordability and flexibility, meaning it will never become obsolete or redundant as the business grows.

Implementation is at the healthcare facility’s pace through staged rollouts, utilising standard Cardax hardware, and on the Cardax FT system through software upgrades.

Why implement Identity Analytics through Cardax FT?

• Ensure staff are capable, qualified and compliant with policy every time they walk through the access controlled door
• ‘At the door’ on screen messages empower staff to self-comply with policy 
• Ensure operational continuity by mitigating access denial

For more information, please visit www.cardax.com