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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, 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, 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, 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?

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