About this event
Third-party healthcare security breaches have exploded in recent years. While many healthcare professionals have taken proactive measures to heighten their own cybersecurity posture, there has been less focus on ways to secure against and mitigate vendor security breaches. In this presentation, Sarah Dufendach of Beazley Group will explore recent third-party healthcare security breaches, address the impact these incidents have had on the healthcare industry and discuss practical ways healthcare professionals can protect themselves and ensure business continuity.
Who can attend
Registration is limited to ISMIE and SEMPIC policyholders, ISMS members, and their employed staff.
Learning objectives
At the conclusion of this learning activity, participants will be able to:
- Summarize how third-party breaches have impacted healthcare organizations
- Identify healthcare vendor exposures
- Describe ways healthcare professionals can better secure against and mitigate loss from vendor security breaches
About the presenter
Sarah Dufendach is a claims product specialist with Beazley Group and leads Beazley’s reinsurance cyber claims team. She handles incident response for and manages small business, municipality, professional services and healthcare-related data breach and cyber liability claims. Sarah is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP-US). Prior to joining Beazley, Sarah practiced as an insurance defense attorney in Philadelphia, PA.
Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Illinois State Medical Society and ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company. The Illinois State Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
The Illinois State Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure
There are no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined commercial interests for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity.
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