What has been happening lately in cybersecurity in healthcare?

Today, Anne Genge, CEO of Alexio Corporation is my guest on this episode of Practice Management Nuggets For Your Healthcare Practice!

Anne and Jean discuss recent privacy breach scenarios and cybersecurity trends and steps that you can take now to prevent these events to happen to you!

Virtual care, telehealth, and working from home presents opportunities – and cybersecurity risks. Digital health and digital transformation has grown rapidly in the last year. Take time now to review your practice and defend yourself from dramatic increases in cybersecurity attacks.

Meet Anne Genge

Anne Genge is a pioneer in protecting health data and those who use it. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional with a specialization in dentistry. Anne also holds certifications for HIPAA, Credit Card Security, Internet, and Network Security.

Ransomware and data theft have changed the face of dentistry in the past decade meaning dentists need a new toolkit for protecting their practices. With over 20 years of experience, Anne knows the challenges healthcare providers face with technology. She and her team at Alexio Corporation work with dental and medical professionals to minimize data risk and maximize patient care.

As healthcare grows increasingly dependent on the digital environment, cyber-security becomes increasingly more difficult. Protection of patient data is not only law, it’s imperative for business success and reputation. Anne simplifies cyber-security for dentists and other healthcare providers and gives ‘real world’ strategies to protect patient information and the practice business.

To find more, see https://getalexio.com  

My Takeaways

Anne shared Top 3 Tips For an Incident Free 2021 for healthcare providers and dentists and protect your practice and your patients including these nuggets.

• Secure the network
• Secure the people
• Disaster recovery plan

Show Notes

00:10  Introduction

00:54  Episode #082 6 Deadly Sins 

03:00 COVID-19 biggest influence on digital transformation

07:01  E-Health Saskatchewan Breach 

10:31  Anne’s recommendations basic steps for healthcare practices

18:08  Diagnostic Imaging clerical staff snooping - Employees access 3K patients’ records in privacy breach at Red Deer hospital. Red Deer Advocate. Apr. 13, 2021 

25:16  Episode #099 Table-Top Privacy Breach Fire Drills  

28:00  Top 3 Tips Incident free 2021

29:08  GetAlexio.com

30:00  Practical Privacy Officer Strategies https://informationmanagers.ca/practical-privacy-officer-training/

Aiko Tanaka, Mark Ellis, Byron bowers, Billy Bonnell, Justin Alexio, Lauren Ashley Bishop, Jeremiah Watkins, Brian Redban - Date: 05/02/2014

Camaro Kev breaks down this past weekend's Showtime championship boxing event, previews UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson and reminisces about K-1's past glory.

Camaro Kev remembers K-1 legend Mike Bernardo, talks about Nick Diaz testing positive for marijuana and takes a look at all the boxing that's happening on TV this weekend.

Camaro Kev breaks down UFC 143, takes a look at some upcoming kickboxing matches happening in February and gives his thoughts on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Which organization won over the weekend, the UFC or It's Showtime? Camaro Kev answers that question and takes a look at the announced Mayweather vs. Cotto match-up.

Camaro Kev gets pumped for It's Showtime 55 happening live on HDNet this weekend, talks about the ZUFFA vs. ESPN feud and takes a look at HBO and Showtime's upcoming boxing schedule. This week's episode is jam packed and audio problem free!

Warning: KIZ #21 is a real s**t show! First off, Camaro Kev pulled a late night and is very tired. Second off, after the episode was recorded he finds out that equipment failure caused a weird crackling noise in the background throughout the entire show! If you can labor through here's what gets covered: UFC 142, Strikeforce, Saki vs. Hari and post Super Six match-ups. Try to enjoy.

Camaro Kev returns from vacation to talk about UFC 141, the latest kickboxing rankings and just who Pacquiao's next opponent might be.

Camaro Kev talks about Zuffa owned Strikforce re-upping with Showtime, the big double header of boxing and mma on Showtime this weekend and reviews UFC 140.

Camaro Kev returns and talks about Cotto vs. Margarito 2, previews UFC 140 and looks at It's Showtime's line up for 2012.

Camaro Kev talks about the nightmare of watching Pacquiao vs. Marquez 3 at a Seattle bar and breaks down the UFC's big night on FOX. Also, will Pacman vs. Mayweather finally happen?

Legendary Ali cornerman Dr. Ferdie Pacheco joins KIZ to share his thoughts on the passing of "Smokin" Joe Frazier and Camaro Kev previews the very first UFC on FOX.

Camaro Kev talks UFC 137 aftermath, remembers the career of Dennis "The Terminator" Alexio and agrees with Joe Rogan on what should happen with K-1.

Kickboxing legend Rick "The Jet" Roufus stops by to talk about his latest win and Camaro Kev previews UFC 137 and talks about B-Hop being reinstated as WBC light heavyweight champ.

Camaro Kev talks about the debacle that was Hopkins vs. Dawson, the return of Rick "The Jet" Roufus and the loss of GSP at UFC 137.

Bernard Hopkins returns to the ring this weekend and Camaro Kev talks about that, UFC 136 and vents his frustrations on booking guests for the show.

Camaro Kev breaks down Dominick Cruz's title defense at UFC Live 6, names another kickboxer moving to boxing and gives his thoughts on Sergio Martinez's fight on HBO.