At the height of this year’s flu season with a winter storm bearing down, Steve Long, CEO of Hancock Health in Indiana, paid a ransom to unlock his computer systems. “We were very prepared. We understood that cyberattacks are common,”…
The vast amount of personal information held within the healthcare industry makes it a prime and profitable target for criminals. As cyberattacks persist, how employees handle technology is crucial to preventing new security incidents. A new report aimed at gauging…
Transportation is a barrier to healthcare, and rideshare company Uber wants to help people get to the doctor. Uber recently announced it is teaming up with healthcare organizations to provide transportation to and from medical appointments. Using a HIPAA compliant digital…
Declining margins, changing financial models, and new regulatory hurdles have created pressures that are pushing healthcare entities to merge. The number of hospital mergers and acquisitions last year reached its highest point in more than a decade, according to a…
We work with a lot of healthcare organizations who make a difference in their communities. We are always grateful to hear our work and support helps make a difference. We’re looking forward to continuing to support great activities throughout 2018!…
Cybersecurity attacks have impacted more than four in five U.S. physicians (83 percent), according to research by Accenture and the American Medical Association (AMA). The findings show phishing was the most common type of cyberattack–cited by more than half (55…
By Christian Chivaroli, JD Being a physician can be a dangerous occupation. While perhaps not as dangerous to life and limb as a lumberjack or great white shark nursemaid, it seems being a healthcare provider can be equally hazardous to…
The year-end is a great time to think about your organization’s risk management needs and how best to control costs and reduce taxes. One possibility is through the use of captive insurance companies, or captives. What Benefits Do Captives Provide?…
For the first time, a medical study found that double-booked surgeries put patients at risk for serious complications, including infections and a need for follow-up surgery. The study looked at more than 90,000 hip operations in hospitals across Ontario, Canada finding that…
We live in a culture of surveillance; it’s everywhere from the workplace to the home. For healthcare organizations that reality presents new challenges and risk, as seen in a recent news story from Georgia. According to USA Today, hidden camera…
