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In celebration of reaching our 100th podcast (thanks to all of you for your support), we asked a roundtable of experts to give us their thoughts on the future of healthcare from the perspective of their areas of expertise: Steven Schimpff MD former CEO of University of Maryland Medical Center on healthcare delivery Jeff Segal MD JD, CEO of Medical Justice, on medicolegal issues Mary Pat Whaley of ManageMyPractice.com on practice management Mike Meikle, CEO of SecureHIM, on cybersecurity Shareef Mahdavi, CEO of SM2 Strategic Consulting, on practice development and business models
Mike Meikle, CEO of SecureHIM, discusses some of the most notable healthcare breaches of 2018 and what we should learn from them. This issue (11:29): Phishing and ransomware breaches Are breaches more common this year? Additional notable breaches: Singapore Health, Augusta University, Cass Regional, LabCorp Some security tips for healthcare practitioners and a resource for your use
This month we’re talking the 2018 Midterms with Senior Director for Public Policy Graham Dufault and Public Policy Coordinator Madeline Zick. We’re also joined by our member, SecureHIM’s Mike Meikle, for a cyber hygiene Q&A in honor of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. And of course, we’re hitting all the DC headlines, tech history, and more!
Mike Meikle, CEO of SecureHIM, gets up caught up on the latest in cyber legislation include reforms in HIPAA and the new California Consumer Privacy Act, and their impact on healthcare providers. This issue (9:01): Background on HIPAA What effect we will see from changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule? Will this make it easier to coordinate delivery of value-based care? Details about the California Consumer Privacy Act What do healthcare providers need to know and do about this law?
Mike Meikle, CEO of SecureHIM, discusses the FCC's $100 Million Connected Care Pilot Program for Telehealth, what it is and who it is for. This Issue (7:58): - what have been telehealth's historic challenges? - what is the reasoning behind the pilot program? - what has been the effectiveness of telehealth? - what comes after the pilot program?
Mike Meikle, CEO of SecureHIM, introduces us to the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act, part of the recently signed Omnibus Act of 2018 and its potential effects on US companies and healthcare providers. This issue (8:03): - What is the CLOUD Act? - Who was promoting it and how did it end up in the Omnibus legislation? - What are the pros and cons of the CLOUD Act? - Should US healthcare providers be concerned?
Mike Meikle, CEO of SecureHIM, discussed the top security concerns in healthcare today and why mobile is an especially significant vulnerability for medical practices. This issue (10:23): - What are the big three concerns in healthcare security? - Why is mobile especially a problem? - How is ransomware affecting healthcare? - What are some things the medical practices can do to mitigate the risks?
Mike Meikle, CEO of SecureHIM, presents the latest in cybersecurity breaches including Spectre and Meltdown, Equifax, Financial Industry ransomware, and healthcare exposure. Key Takeaways You Don't Want to Miss: Why fixing Spectre and Meltdown issues may worsen vulnerabilities Recent cybersecurity breaches outside of healthcare and their relevance Latest on the Equifax breach Some notable breaches in the financial industry Potential exposures in healthcare
Mike Meikle, CEO of SecureHIM, discussed the new European Union General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and how they can potentially impact healthcare here in the U.S. This issue (8:56): What is the EU GDPR? Why should medical practices and healthcare entities in the US care about them? For those entities that are potentially impacted, what can they do to prepare? For more information, contact Mike Meikle at www.securehim.com or www.mikemeikle.com
Mike Meikle, CEO of SecureHIM, discusses the ins and outs of telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM) Medicare reimbursement and whether it makes sense for your practice to consider them in the light of MACRA and MIPS. This issue (10:52): What is Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring? Has Medicare changed the way it reimburses it? How do these fit into MACRA and MIPS? Where is it most effective and which specialties are most likely to benefit? For more information, contact Mike Meikle at www.mikemeikle.com
Mike Meikle, CEO of SecureHIM, brings us up to date on the latest cybersecurity threat Spectre which can potentially impact any computer or mobile device that uses common Intel chips. This issue (9:39): What is Spectre and how did it start? Who has been impacted? Can this be mitigated with anti-virus software? What impact might this have on healthcare and medical devices? For further information, contact Mike Meikle at www.mikemeikle.com
Mike Meikle, CEO of SecureHIM, describes the MACRA program and what it means for medical practices This issue (8:52) MACRA and the transition to value-based reimbursement How should doctors prepare for MACRA? How does privacy and security tie into MACRA? Are there tools available to help doctors report their data to meet 2017 goals?
Mike Meikle, CEO of SecureHIM, brings us up to date on the latest on medical device cybersecurity. This issue (11:48) Just how vulnerable are medical devices and how common are hacks? Recent hacks including St. Jude and Airway Oxygen Results of the Ponemon Synopsys survey Are there products you can buy to mitigate these vulnerabilities? What other steps can healthcare providers take to shore up their medical device security?
Mike Meikle of SecureHIM gives us an update on the recent Equifax breach, which has potentially affected half of the adult US population, as well as some high-profile healthcare breaches. This issue (14:17) Equifax breach and what individuals should know Swedish government breach by IBM Healthcare breaches including Leukemia database, St Jude/Muddy Waters, and Princeton Community Hospital of WV What are the trends behind these breaches How can healthcare organizations prevent or prepare for events like this?
Update on WannaCry Ransomware Worm. Mike Meikle of SecureHIM discusses the impact that this cyber-attack has had on various industries especially healthcare entities. [As of this posting, some patches have been made available to computer users; however, the WannaCry ransomware worm is not completely 'dead'. Also, the advice in this podcast applies to other varieties of ransomware - Ed.] This issue (14:10) What is 'phishing' and what are some examples? Why the WannaCry worm has been particularly devastating What are the next actions that medical practices should take to protect their data? Some additional resources: Mike Meikle, CEO of SecureHIM Contact Mike for a free first consultation Blog: www.mikemeikle.com Corporate Site: www.securehim.com Email: mmeikle@securehim.com Phone: 8046477022 Data Breach Today article on WannaCry Ransomware Worm
On this week’s program, What’s in the Vault? WikiLeaks Latest Release Shakes the World, we will talk with Mike Meikle, CEO of secureHIM, about the WikiLeaks CIA Vault 7 data release and what it means for governments, consumers and businesses. Mr. Meikle is a cybersecurity expert who speaks and writes nationally on the topic of cybersecurity. He will provide an overview of the various CIA cybertools that were released into the wild, U.S. companies involved, the Russian angle and how you can protect yourself from cybersnooping. We will also cover the history of WikiLeaks and a few of their most sensational data divulgences. We’ll then delve into the Vault 7 incident and discuss why this leak stands to be one of the most important and controversial disclosure by the organization to date. Outside of the technical aspects of the Vault 7 release, we will discuss how this disclosure will impact the emerging industries of Internet of Things (IoT), smart homes, self-driving cars, Artificial intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR).
On this week’s program, The Rise of Data Breaches and the Effectiveness of Cyberliabilty Insurance, we will talk with Mike Meikle, CEO of secureHIM, about the ever increasing risk of security breaches hitting companies both large and small. Mr. Meikle is a cybersecurity expert who speaks and writes nationally on the topic of cybersecurity. He will discuss the trend of data breaches impacting companies from healthcare to finance; who seem to be falling asleep at the switch when it comes to protecting customer data. We will cover a few of the most high profile security breaches, discuss why and how these events occurred and provide tips on preventing this type of incident from occurring at your company or in you private life. Outside of the technical aspects of data breach prevention, we will also touch on Cyberliability insurance. This insurance vehicle is gaining in popularity as a supplement to Commercial General Liability policies (CGL) and could be a good investment for a business looking to hedge their risk. The ROI for this type of policy would have to be weighed against the business model, the data stored and the potential damages they could incur in the event of a data breach.