TELL GLMS WHAT DRIVES YOU CRAZY AND WIN CASH
HEALTH CARE CYBER ATTACKS COULD BE COMING
The 2017 Richard Spear , MD , Memorial Essay Contest has been announced and GLMS wants to know what bugs you about the field of medicine . What things in the modern practice of medicine are driving you nuts ? Annoyances , flummoxes , the insanities of health care finance - you name it and we want to hear about it . GLMS welcomes all aspiring physician authors to take part and talk about what has driven you crazy in your own personal health care experiences . In addition to helping you understand it better yourself , there are cash prizes up for grabs .
All entries must be original , unpublished writing intended solely for publishing in Louisville Medicine . Essays must be pertinent to the following theme :
“ WHAT DRIVES YOU CRAZY IN HEALTH CARE ?”
Length : 800 to 2,000 words . Deadline : Monday , March 6 , 2017 .
Prize : $ 1,500 for practicing and retired physicians and $ 750 for physicians-in-training ( residents & students )
Format : Do not put your name on your essay ! Judges are blinded to authors . Instead , include a separate cover letter with name , entry category , essay title and contact information .
Submission : Send via email as an attachment to Aaron Burch at aaron . burch @ glms . org .
Email submissions are highly preferred , but if impossible , send entry by fax to 502-581-9022 or by mail to 328 E . Main St ., Louisville , KY 40202 .
Good luck and happy writing !
Health care organizations will be the most targeted sector with new , sophisticated electronic attacks emerging .
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Medical identity theft will remain cybercriminals ’ top target , as medical information is lucrative and easy to exploit .
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Experian , a global information group , predicts that in the new year mega breaches will move on from focusing on health care insurers to distributed hospital networks , which might have more security challenges compared to centralized organizations .
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Experian also predicts that electronic health records ( EHRs ) will likely be a primary target for attackers , since EHRs are widely used and are likely to touch a compromised computer .
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The top breach vector will likely be ransomware because a disruption of health care system operations could be catastrophic and most organizations would rather opt to simply pay the ransom than fight the attack . According to the recent Office of Civil Rights ( OCR ) guidance , depending on the facts , ransomware attacks may be classified as breaches and require notification under the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule , in accordance with 45 CFR 164.404 .
Health care organizations need to ensure they have proper , up-todate security measures in place , including data-breach response plans in the event of a ransomware attack and adequate employee training about the importance of security .
For information on how to protect your office from cyber-attacks , contact RISE Payment Solutions at 502-741-7683 . RISE Payment Solutions is a GLMS endorsed business , offering deep discounts for credit card processing .
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