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Detect, Prevent And Control Healthcare Data Breaches – Webinar By Mentorhealth

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Why should you attend: Attend our 90-minute, vendor-neutral webinar to learn about crucial topics ranging from recognizing symptoms of a breach and breach diagnosis to analysis of a security incident and notification requirements. Participants will have dedicated time for questions and answers after the presentation.

Areas Covered in the Session:
Breach overview
Causes of breach
Symptoms of a breach
What do you do if you suspect a breach?
How to minimize breach impact?
Key takeaways

Who Will Benefit:
Health Information Manager
Healthcare Privacy Officer
Healthcare Security Officer
Chief Information Officer
Healthcare Counsel/lawyer
Chief Compliance Officer
CEO, CFO, HIPAA Officer
Healthcare Staff
Alan J. Roth CISA, is an expert in digital forensics. He is a retired United States Postal Inspector with experience in investigations, audit (financial, contract and developmental/information technology), digital forensics, and IT security. As a Program Manager for the Postal Inspection Services Digital Evidence Unit, Alan led a team of Forensic Analysts specializing in computer, video and audio analysis for nine years, supporting criminal investigations around the U.S. In this capacity Alan testified in Federal court as a Computer Forensic expert on several occasions.

He also served as liaison to the National Institute of Science and Technologys (NIST) Digital Evidence working group, and participated in the development of National Institute of Justice (NIJ) guides and special reports on digital evidence topics, co-sponsored by NIST. His most recent assignment prior to retiring from the Postal Inspection Service was as the Law Enforcement liaison to the Postal Services CIRT team and Information Systems Security group. In a previous assignment he served as the security officer for the Postal Inspection Services Information Technology Division.

Alan is an experienced trainer/presenter, having provided digital evidence training to Postal Inspector Basic Training classes for many years. He was also co-developer of the Postal Inspection Services Digital Evidence course for Postal Inspectors, and coordinated or assisted in coordinating training conferences for Forensic Computer Analysts during his tenure as a Program Manager for the Digital Evidence Unit. His work experience includes serving as postal inspection service representative to National Institute of Science and Technology Joint Steering Committee for Computer Forensics. He is a Certified Information Systems Auditor(CISA), current Director of ISACA, the Information Systems Audit and Control Association of RTP chapter and past 2nd Vice President of the Carolina chapter of HTCIA, which is the High Technology Crime Investigation Association.

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Affirma Healthcare

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AFFIRMA HEALTHCARE

AFFIRMA provides innovative products to healthcare organizations that are focused on the principles of Service, Security, and Strength. AFFIRMA couples inventiveness and imagination to seek out the right products for improved operations, safety, productivity, and revenue generation. Focused primarily on the information technology, AFFIRMA represents high quality companies with industry leading products and services for healthcare organizations.

Current healthcare products include; TotalAlert – Mass Notification System, Healthcare Internet Marketing products, and Aionex work flow based patient management tools.

Review the overviews of these industry leading products and schedule a demo or contact us today for more information:

TotalAlert – Originally designed for military purposes, is a mass notification system that allows an organization to immediately provide notification to any and all end users. Unlike other systems, this mass notification platform is designed to inform users that are on the internal network, smart phones, cell phones, regular phones, email, and other alarm devices. TotalAlert can be used in emergency situations (lockdown, safety alerts, weather alerts, news, etc.) or in day to day operations (group notices, meeting reminders, training notices, etc.) and can include content or links to content.

Healthcare Internet Marketing – Products and tools utilizing the internet to drive referrals to hospitals and/or physicians. Most hospitals do not utilize the full power of the internet even when the majority of the population looks to the internet for information on healthcare. The first product from HIM is focused on the Bariatric Surgery market and has been very successful. The process can be quickly and effectively implemented on a local level and can include a wide variety of consumer-driven service lines.

Aionex – This forward thinking company offers a healthcare software solution that is an overlay for any hospital information system. This workflow based system provides a healthcare organization with the ability to improve efficiencies and increase revenue. Many organizations are implementing a “transfer center” concept and Aionex provides a solution that allows the facility to streamline its referral/admission process. In addition, it provides decision support data regarding referral patterns and patient mix from a variety of sources. Central to this functionality is a workflow based bed board/resource management system that facilitates the communication associated with patient movement, bed control, and staffing levels. Additional modules available from Aionex include Patient Tracking, Staff Tracking, Surgical Flow, and Nurse Call.

For more information on how AFFIRMA solutions can meet your institutions needs Contact Us and schedule a Demo today!

Healthcare Staffing Agency Excellent Business In Present Scenario

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Healthcare staffing agency offers invaluable service to the healthcare centers and hospitals. Healthcare professionals can have a rewarding career if they get attached to these agencies. Nowadays, there is shortage of medical staff of all level in the hospitals and so demand for professionals is increasing. If you are a professional with business knowledge and skill, you can plan and start a healthcare staffing agency. All you have to do is arrange for medical professionals and place the candidates in right places.

However, it is not so simple as it looks but this business is quite challenging and rewarding as well. You have to choose the candidates according to their knowledge, education, training and experience and place them in hospitals and other healthcare centers where they are needed. You must consider the goals and objectives of the healthcare centers and at the same time satisfy the demands of the candidates also. Keep the records of all medical professionals that you have placed.

Once your healthcare staffing agency is established, you have to earn the name and the best way to do is to provide eligible and good candidates so that your clients are happy and refer the name of your agency to others. Always monitor your candidate even after the placement is done. You also have to take care that the candidate is taken care of and his requirements are fulfilled as well. Consider the rules and regulations set for the staffing agencies because some of the hospitals hire the service only when the healthcare staffing agency is licensed or registered.

Healthcare staffing agencies have to work on both the sides. The main function of healthcare staffing agencies is to satisfy the management of the healthcare center where they have provided their staff. These agencies need software designs that help them analyze the candidates in a better way and also helps them do the day-to-day medical staffing properly. There needs to be efficient staff and professional in the agencies so that the medical staffing is done properly on daily basis. These agencies save a lot of money of the hospitals also.

Healthcare Industry Asia-Pacific Cosmeceuticals Industry Research Report

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The desire of each individual to retain a youthful appearance has stipulated the demand for cosmeceuticals which can neither be categorized as cosmetics or pharmaceuticals, thus strengthening the market for cosmeceuticals in Asia Pacific region. The utility of cosmeceuticals has considerably risen in recent years. This radically inclined the techniques of clinician in improving the treatment of skin, hair and other conditions. The value growth of cosmeceutical products over the years has been impelled by changing consumer perception. Asian men are becoming considerable consumers of dermaceutical products, providing opportunities for various companies that feature men’s lines such as skin care, shaving and other products.

The distribution of cosmeceutical products through various online channels has grown at a rapid pace in the past few years. Departmental stores and hypermarkets in the past have played a vital role in the development of dermaceutical product market.

The cosmeceuticals market in Asia-Pacific region will grow rapidly from 2013-2017, as people in the countries of India, LTMsportnesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia have become health conscious and desire to look fair and young. The industry forecast shows strong growth in skin care and hair care segments and also significant growth is expected in other niche areas such as lip protection and teeth whitening in Asia-Pacific region.

Clinical research combined with innovative expansion of new ingredients in the medicated hair care and skin care products will maintain the cosmeceutical segment of the cosmetics market attractive and lucrative.

The report titled -Asia-Pacific Cosmeceuticals Industry Forecast to 2017 – Medicated Cosmetics Present Bright Prospects- offers a detailed study of the Asian cosmeceuticals market and help to analyze further prospects in the various parts of the region. It facilitate the cosmeceutical producers, marketers and emerging companies to understand market trends by geography and by product lines to form strategies, make new alliances, expand product line and audience to target. Statistical information provides deep understanding of industry past performance, present and future prospects on account of changing economic conditions and shifting consumer buying habits.

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A Majority Of Physicians Oppose US Healthcare Reform

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Healthcare reform is a highly debated topic these days, due to new legislation passed by President Obama late last year. Although the American public seems to be divided in their stance on the reform act, the now majority Republican-controlled House is not its only critic- a recent study cites that many physicians themselves are actually opposed to the reform efforts. Among the major points made, physicians polled feel that reform calls for a greater number of healthcare workers, many of whom are not required to earn doctorate-levelhealthcare degrees like nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

The report recently released by Thomson Reuters and HCPlexus details the results of a national survey which polled nearly 3,000 U.S. physicians on the issue of healthcare reform. The overall consensus can be generalized to say that a majority of physicians feel “frustration and dismay in a time of change.” ”

Of the physicians polled,

65% believe that U.S. healthcare will deteriorate with five years
18% believe it will improve
17% believe it will stay the same

If the healthcare reform act passed by President Obama remains in legislation, under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), an estimated 32 million currently uninsured Americans will have will access to healthcare. Physicians participating in the survey report concern over who will treat these new patients. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants will likely begin seeing and treating nearly as many patients as physicians themselves.

According to the report, “physicians overall have a clear frustration with the non-physician providers’ compensation, which is comparable to primary care physicians, citing that nurse practitioners and physician assistants are not as well-trained or as educated.”

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants do have an education above a bachelor’s degree, but are not required to have earned their doctorate from a medical school like a physician.Healthcare degrees of all levels are in high-demand in response to reform efforts, which will require greater numbers of healthcare workers overall, in both an administrative and clinical capacity. Online programs offering advanced healthcare degrees are growing in popularity as a method for working healthcare professionals to earn the additional credentials necessary to qualify for higher-level positions.

Results of the study also claim that a majority of physicians have a similarly cynical view on how healthcare reform will affect patients. Results conclude that:

58% feel the legislation will negatively affect patients
27% feel the effect will be positive

Survey results distinguished responses among physicians of different medical practices, for example, as primary care physicians, or psychiatrists. Of all participating groups, pediatricians and psychiatrists were the most optimistic about the future of healthcare. On the other hand, dermatologists were found to have the most negative outlook; not a single dermatologist polled reported a belief that current healthcare reform efforts would have a positive effect on physicians.

Emily writes about Online Education for University-bound.com – a resource site for those interested in earning a degree online.