CLEAR’s identity platform, CLEAR1, is now live in two integrations in Epic Toolbox: one for EpicCare Link, the portal community providers use to reach a health system’s patient records, and one for electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS).
Health systems may rely on paper forms and manual reviews to give community and affiliated providers access to EpicCare Link, according to CLEAR. With the integration, a health system can verify providers during onboarding, and providers can create their own accounts by verifying with a selfie and a government ID. CLEAR first announced the EpicCare Link integration in August 2025, and it is now available in Epic Toolbox’s Identity Verification for EpicCare Link category.
For prescribing, health systems can use CLEAR1 to verify clinicians when they register to prescribe controlled medications and to verify the person at the moment of prescribing. CLEAR1 has received Drummond Certified status from Drummond Group, confirming that its identity proofing for individual and institutional practitioners, two-factor authentication, biometrics, credential revocation, EHR audit trail and prescriber validation capabilities meet Drug Enforcement Administration requirements for electronic prescribing under 21 CFR Part 1311. That integration is listed in Epic Toolbox’s End User Authentication category.
Users complete a one-time setup with a government-issued ID and can then re-verify with a selfie, either within their health system or anywhere CLEAR1 is used. CLEAR1 is Full Service certified by the Kantara Initiative at NIST Identity Assurance Level 2 and Authenticator Assurance Level 2, and it already works with health systems around the country to verify the identities of employees and clinicians.
Kristin Milano, assistant vice president of cybersecurity at Ochsner Health, said the EpicCare Link integration “creates an opportunity to make identity verification easier for referring providers and their staff while maintaining the trust and security these workflows require.” The integrations follow CLEAR’s selection by the Department of Veterans Affairs for a pilot on VA.gov.
“Doctors and nurses shouldn’t spend their shifts proving who they are,” said David Bardan, senior vice president, general manager and head of healthcare at CLEAR. “Getting into a patient’s chart and prescribing a controlled medication are two more places they no longer have to start from scratch.”
Sources: PR Newswire
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By the ID Tech Editorial Team
