Healthcare Cybersecurity: Risks and Solutions
Mar 22, 2023
Remote Patient Monitoring: Considerations for Telehealth Care
Remote patient monitoring is advancing the safety and accuracy of telehealth by filling in some gaps and increasing the types of care that can safely be provided in the home.
Feb 12, 2023
Urgency Needed for Medical Grade Wearables
David L. Feldman, MD, MBA, FACS, Chief Medical Officer, The Doctors Company and TDC Group, discusses the importance of understanding how technology like wearables impacts medical liability.
Professional Education
HIPAA Fundamentals 2022–2023 Edition
This on-demand program provides an orientation to the basic requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HIPAA gives patients many rights with respect to their health information. This program provides details on the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules, such as the type of information that is protected, who must comply with the rules, and how patient information can be used and disclosed. This on-demand program includes many resources useful to staff training.
Video Apr 02, 2021
What Strategies Can Help Physicians Reduce Risk When Using Remote Patient Monitoring?
Chad Anguilm, vice president of In-practice Technology Services for Medical Advantage, part of the TDC Group of Companies, answers how physicians can reduce risk when using remote patient monitoring.
Video Mar 29, 2021
How Can Remote Patient Monitoring Create a Potential Malpractice Risk?
Chad Anguilm, vice president of In-practice Technology Services for Medical Advantage, part of the TDC Group of Companies, explores the potential risk involved in using remote patient monitoring.
Mar 03, 2021
Healthcare Cybersecurity During COVID-19 and Beyond: How to Protect Your Practice
Throughout the pandemic, cybercriminals have found additional opportunities to target the healthcare industry. Recent developments in ransomware sophistication and tactics are cause for added concern.
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Professional Education
HIPAA for Managers: The High-Level View
The program explores and defines HIPAA policies and procedures, business associate agreements, security assessment and analysis, training requirements, HIPAA compliance requirements, breach events, and informed consent.
Nov 23, 2020
Ransomware Attacks Against Healthcare Providers Are on the Rise
The proliferation of simple-to-use “ransomware-as-a-service” kits is partially to blame for the rise in attacks. Less technically skilled attackers are provided with free and easy-to-use tools and agree to share a portion of the ransom payment with the ransomware developer. These trends are of particular concern to the healthcare industry, as it is one of the most targeted sectors by cybercriminals. Small to midsized healthcare entities are inviting targets, because they often lack the cybersecurity sophistication to respond to attacks and are known to store, transmit, and process monetizable data.
Video Dec 16, 2019
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Benefits and Risks
A third of U.S. physicians are already using artificial intelligence (AI) in their practices, and many believe there is ample reason to think this advanced technology can help address diagnostic errors—the largest cause of malpractice claims. However, there are still unresolved questions about the risks.
Oct 31, 2019
The Algorithm Will See You Now: How AI’s Healthcare Potential Outweighs Its Risk
A third of U.S. physicians are already using artificial intelligence (AI) in their practices, and many believe there is ample reason to think this advanced technology can help address diagnostic errors—the largest cause of malpractice claims. However, there are still unresolved questions about the risks.
Jun 12, 2018
Digital Medicine and the Future of Healthcare
The digitization of medicine is transforming the entire healthcare system—new technologies like mobile apps and wearables bring both benefits and risks, patient access to healthcare is evolving, EHRs have created new patient safety risks, and artificial intelligence is evolving to play a role in future patient care.