Integration enables healthcare organizations to validate clinician identities at onboarding to reduce fraud risk and protect patient data
ISELIN, N.J., Aug. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 1Kosmos, a leader in unifying identity proofing and passwordless authentication, today announced it is now available in Epic Toolbox for Identity Verification in the EpicCare Link category. The integration enables healthcare organizations to use the 1Kosmos platform to verify the identities of providers and external clinicians before granting access to EpicCare Link.
Healthcare organizations routinely enroll thousands of providers into EpicCare Link environments to support care coordination, referrals, and information sharing. However, identity verification during onboarding often relies on manual processes, trust in external organizations, or knowledge-based verification methods that provide limited assurance that the individual requesting access is who they claim to be.
With increased digital collaboration across provider networks, unauthorized access, identity impersonation, and credential fraud create growing risks to sensitive patient information. Verifying the identity of external clinicians before accounts are activated has become increasingly important for protecting patient data and demonstrating compliance with healthcare security and privacy requirements.
1Kosmos delivers high-assurance identity verification directly within the EpicCare Link onboarding process to help healthcare organizations reduce onboarding risk, eliminate manual identity verification steps, and establish trust before external clinicians access patient data.
“Healthcare organizations need strong identity assurance not only for patients, but also for the external clinicians who access sensitive electronic health records every day,” said Huzefa Olia, COO of 1Kosmos. “Our integration with EpicCare Link enables health systems to verify referring providers before they ever touch patient data, while eliminating the manual review processes that traditionally slow onboarding and create operational overhead.”
Faster, Stronger Identity Assurance
Unlike approaches that rely primarily on credential checks, organizational attestation, or manual review, 1Kosmos combines government-issued document verification, biometric matching, liveness detection, device intelligence, and configurable workflow logic in a single onboarding experience. This provides healthcare organizations with stronger assurance that the individual requesting access is the actual clinician they claim to be, helping reduce the risk of unauthorized access, identity impersonation, and fraudulent account creation.
When a referring provider begins onboarding, EpicCare Link routes the clinician to a 1Kosmos identity verification workflow through OIDC. The clinician receives a secure link, captures a selfie, and scans a government-issued ID. 1Kosmos verifies the document, matches the selfie to the ID, performs liveness verification, evaluates fraud signals, and returns the verification result to EpicCare Link. Once identity verification is successfully completed, account provisioning proceeds automatically.
Customizable without Coding
The workflow is fully configurable through 1Kosmos Workflow Builder, allowing healthcare organizations to tailor verification requirements, onboarding policies, and user experiences to their specific operational, security, and compliance needs. This enables health systems to strengthen access controls for referring provider networks without custom development, additional IAM workload, or a more burdensome onboarding process for external clinicians.
The 1Kosmos identity verification process conforms with NIST Identity Assurance Level 2 (IAL2) requirements, delivering the level of identity assurance needed for access to sensitive healthcare information. IAL2 verification establishes high confidence in a clinician’s claimed identity through government-issued document authentication, biometric matching, and liveness detection, helping ensure referring providers are securely verified before receiving access to EpicCare Link.
Availability
The 1Kosmos platform is available for EpicCare Link through Toolbox on Epic Showroom: https://showroom.epic.com/Listing?id=3812&returnTitle=3.
About 1Kosmos
1Kosmos enables remote identity verification and passwordless multi-factor authentication for workers, customers, and residents to securely engage with digital services. By unifying identity proofing, credential verification, and strong authentication, the 1Kosmos platform prevents identity impersonation, account takeover, and fraud while delivering frictionless user experiences and preserving the privacy of users’ personal information.
The company conducts millions of authentications daily for major banks, telecommunications providers, technology and service providers, healthcare organizations, and retailers worldwide. 1Kosmos has raised more than $72M in venture capital funding and is headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey. For more information, visit www.1kosmos.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
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