Month: September 2023
Why should you attend: Attend our 90-minute, vendor-neutral webinar to learn about crucial topics ranging from recognizing symptoms of a breach and breach diagnosis to analysis of a security incident and notification requirements. Participants will have dedicated time for questions and answers after the presentation.
Areas Covered in the Session:
Breach overview
Causes of breach
Symptoms of a breach
What do you do if you suspect a breach?
How to minimize breach impact?
Key takeaways
Who Will Benefit:
Health Information Manager
Healthcare Privacy Officer
Healthcare Security Officer
Chief Information Officer
Healthcare Counsel/lawyer
Chief Compliance Officer
CEO, CFO, HIPAA Officer
Healthcare Staff
Alan J. Roth CISA, is an expert in digital forensics. He is a retired United States Postal Inspector with experience in investigations, audit (financial, contract and developmental/information technology), digital forensics, and IT security. As a Program Manager for the Postal Inspection Services Digital Evidence Unit, Alan led a team of Forensic Analysts specializing in computer, video and audio analysis for nine years, supporting criminal investigations around the U.S. In this capacity Alan testified in Federal court as a Computer Forensic expert on several occasions.
He also served as liaison to the National Institute of Science and Technologys (NIST) Digital Evidence working group, and participated in the development of National Institute of Justice (NIJ) guides and special reports on digital evidence topics, co-sponsored by NIST. His most recent assignment prior to retiring from the Postal Inspection Service was as the Law Enforcement liaison to the Postal Services CIRT team and Information Systems Security group. In a previous assignment he served as the security officer for the Postal Inspection Services Information Technology Division.
Alan is an experienced trainer/presenter, having provided digital evidence training to Postal Inspector Basic Training classes for many years. He was also co-developer of the Postal Inspection Services Digital Evidence course for Postal Inspectors, and coordinated or assisted in coordinating training conferences for Forensic Computer Analysts during his tenure as a Program Manager for the Digital Evidence Unit. His work experience includes serving as postal inspection service representative to National Institute of Science and Technology Joint Steering Committee for Computer Forensics. He is a Certified Information Systems Auditor(CISA), current Director of ISACA, the Information Systems Audit and Control Association of RTP chapter and past 2nd Vice President of the Carolina chapter of HTCIA, which is the High Technology Crime Investigation Association.
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Information technology (IT) has helped change the face of many industries. It is because of IT, that many organizations have had to face a strategic inflection point in their business cycle, for the better. Sure, the change was initially difficult but eventually IT has only proved to be an excellent solution to the many challenges that an organization faces.
When it comes to the field of healthcare, industry professionals are better off focusing on their core competency, rather than channel their energies to other functions of the organization in order to ensure completion of tasks. This is the reason why outsourcing of hospital IT infrastructure is taking place across the industry. There are immense benefits once this activity is outsourced, since the hospital administration can then dedicate its focus to the patient’s well being.
Healthcare IT solutions provide benefits like the application of industry best practices, control of operating costs, ease in coordination between various functions of the organization, eventually leading to superior customer service, etc. Healthcare IT provides valuable information on a real-time basis, and patient records can be viewed by the stakeholders with ease. Outsourcing of healthcare information technology will also help the organization have an effective IT strategy in place that is in alignment with organizational goals. Also, outsourcing of IT-related services makes a lot of business sense for the organization, since upfront investments in IT and the creation of IT infrastructure is an expensive undertaking.
Medical IT is beneficial for patients, too. Electronic Health Records, which is one of the technologies, ensures that patients can conveniently access their medical reports online, thus reducing paperwork. The same reports can be viewed by their doctor which helps them make quick decisions. This can come in handy, especially during emergency situations. In cases where a patient may have to see multiple specialists for a particular illness, each of them can view the same report, once they have access to view it.
Hence, the emergence of IT in healthcare is a boon for all the stakeholders and helps a healthcare organization achieve a sustainable competitive advantage in the industry.
Up to 159 million Americans (52 percent) are covered by employer-sponsored plans. The Affordable Care Act is changing the group health insurance scenario. Employers are concerned about the rising cost of per-employee benefit costs and are expecting their employees to contribute more out of their pay checks to the benefits package. This is borne out by the results of several studies, including ERCs recently published 2011/2012 Policies & Benefits Survey covering Northeast Ohio employers.
Recent Deloitte and the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists (ISCEBS) research1 indicates that 85% of employers expect new health insurance law to raise per-employee benefit costs. Employees are expected to help employers face this challenge by paying more out of their pay checks to their benefits package. In fact, the focus on controlling healthcare costs is evident: 73% of the employers surveyed said that health care reform will push them to reevaluate their benefits packages over the next 12 months in light of health reform changes. Sixty-two per cent of employers have already made cost-sharing a part of their benefits packages.
Two-thirds of the Deloitte employer respondents are making no immediate changes to their benefit programs and adopting a “wait and see” approach for final healthcare reform provisions that may reduce plan design flexibility.
More controversial was the recent McKinsey & Company survey2 of 1,300 employers in early 2011 which found that 30% said they would “definitely or probably” stop offering employer coverage after 2014. Nearly half of the employers said they would consider alternatives to their current plans, including an insurance option that would only offer coverage only to certain employees.
A survey conducted by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and the Urban Institute3 last year showed that in 2010, employees with coverage contributed a greater share of the total premium, a significant change from the steady share they paid on average over the last decade. In 2010, covered employees on average contributed 19% of the total premium for single coverage (up from 17% in 2009) and 30% for family coverage (up from 27% in 2009).
According to ERCs 2011 survey, Northeast Ohio employers report that the average health insurance deductible paid by employees has risen significantly since 2009. As organizations strive to cope with the increase in costs, they are resorting to greater cost-sharing with employees. The survey indicates that employees’ co-pay amounts and contribution to group health insurance premiums also increased in the last two years.
Competing objectives are complicating matters. Deloitte/ISCEBS rates employers top five total reward priorities as:
Cost of healthcare benefits Employees willingness to share more of the benefit Ability of the benefits program to attract, motivate and retain talent Ability to comply with and adjust to PPACA’s mandate Clear alignment of total reward strategy with business strategy and brand
Private healthcare market in Central and Eastern Europe Report ( ) provides the information on Healthcare Market In Europe.
Private healthcare market in Central and Eastern Europe 2009, Development forecasts for 2009-2011 is a comprehensive informational resource that presents and analyses the latest findings of an in-depth study of the private healthcare sectors in the following CEE countries: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Russia. The report provides current data on market size and structure within these countries, while providing incisive analysis of major trends and offering solid projections to 2011. The report also features an examination of major players in the private healthcare market in Central and Eastern European countries. It provides profiles of providers and consumers of private healthcare services as well as data on spending trends for various market segments such as inpatient services, dental care or dialysis care.
This report provides data and analysis on: Recent and current private healthcare market trends until 2011 Size of the private healthcare market in each of the countries Profiles of key players in the health insurance markets and in the health medical subscription markets Private hospitals: number, details and prospects for future growth Analysis of other segments of the private healthcare market: dental and dialysis care Legal environment of health insurance and subscription markets Expected changes in legal environment and their market impact
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From medicines to medical instruments and everything in between, just about every company has adopted a healthcare social media approach. To maximize your success with healthcare social media relations you need a firm with the experience to help you produce high-quality and compelling stories and content, navigate shifting landscapes, anticipate opportunities and swiftly execute communication campaigns for maximum business impact.
Marketing and communication in the medical world require continuous attention given the rapid changes that take place and a large part of a healthcare social media effort should involve monitoring the environment. Consider:
*Technology and markets change very quickly;
*The regulatory environment is continuously shifting;
*Target audiences range from concerned consumers to highly-educated and discriminating physicians, other practitioners, technicians and healthcare executives;
*New trends and new competitors emerge without notice;
*Legal restrictions create pitfalls as much as they provide guidance;
*Breaking industry news can require immediate action;
*A crisis can emerge without notice;
*Businesses and consumers respond differently to stories that can appear one day in industry media and break widely the next day in mainstream media.
Deploying a Healthcare Social Media program is one of the most efficient ways of dealing with this shifting landscape. In addition, healthcare social media is an excellent avenue for patient care and customer service in addition to delivering important product news. One of the biggest issues for healthcare providers is public perception driven by patients. With or without you, the conversations are going to take place. People want to share their stories and experiences. Engage and embrace healthcare social media discussions by having a dedicated staff member canvas the healthcare social media landscape to respond to questions or concerns about programs, medications, doctors, coverage, etc. The days of voicemails and emails have evolved to live online chat options for customers, but utilizing social media feeds like Twitter takes it a step further. Do you have a staff member that can commit to being your Healthcare Social Media Manager?
To truly maximize the effectiveness of healthcare social media involvement, you need a firm that understands that healthcare social media should be an integrated component of a cross-channel marketing strategy. By combining healthcare social media efforts with targeted tactics like updated promotional materials, email marketing, direct mail, event sponsorships, traditional advertising, search engine optimization and paid search, healthcare providers can tailor messaging to both prospects and current clientele.