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Tips for Managing Third-Party Risk in Health Care

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Data breaches against healthcare organizations affected more than 1 million people in 2020. The average total data breach cost in the same year was far higher in the healthcare industry ( $7.13 As one can see, the healthcare industry is one of the most attractive targets for cyber attackers and data thieves.

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Identifying and Preventing Provider Fraud in Workers Comp Cases

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In these cases, a worker may intentionally fake an injury (claimant fraud) or a business owner may misrepresent their employee headcount or incorrectly classify employees to obtain lower insurance premiums. Now, a lesser-known type is occurring with greater frequency: provider fraud.

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IT Audit Checklist for Your IT Department

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Healthcare organizations must comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations that provide data privacy and security provisions for protecting patients’ protected health information. This will depend on whether the IT audit will be conducted by an outside firm or your own internal auditors.

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Everbridge’s Best in Resilience™ Study Results

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Our Best in Resilience Certification utilizes a proprietary Critical Event Management (CEM) Standards Framework to provide organizations with the industry’s first end-to-end methodology for evaluating and benchmarking resilience.

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5 Ways MSPs can help businesses achieve compliance

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For instance, financial institutions must adhere to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, while healthcare facilities must meet the standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Luckily, an experienced MSP can guide you in navigating this complicated process.

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5 Steps to Implement Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)

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The two fundamental components of ERM are (1) the evaluation of significant risks, followed by (2) application of adequate responses. Passing or sharing the risk via insurance, joint venture, or another arrangement. Those responses to risk include: Acceptance of a risk. Prevention or termination of a risk.

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Third-Party Due Diligence Best Practices

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For example, your human resource department possibly links to healthcare insurance providers using a web-based application. In the due diligence review of third-party relationships, you need to evaluate, at minimum, the following: How does the vendor support my overall business objectives and strategic plans?