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Physicians Insurance Supports Cyber Security CME Event in Worcester

On (March 13, 2019), the Cyber-Security — What You Need to Know for Your Professional and Personal Life continuing medical education event, which was sponsored by the Worcester District Medical Society’s Women’s Caucus, was held at the Beechwood Hotel in Worcester, MA, as part of the Women In Medicine Leadership Forum. For the first time in 25 years, the forum was open to not just members of the district but to all. Since our inception in 1993, Physicians Insurance (PI), the insurance agency of the Massachusetts Medical Society, has regularly co-sponsored this annual forum, and this year, two representatives from PI — President Thomas Bryant, ARM, and Marketing Coordinator Meghan Stanley — attended the event.

Pictured from right to left: Lynda Young, MD moderated the panel. The speakers were Michael Desrosiers of M3ip, Inc, Bruce Forman, Chief Information Security Officer, UMass Memorial, and Adam Egdall of Technical Computer Solutions, Inc.

Cyber Risk Management

As technology has become a widespread necessity of business, so has the need for both risk management and insurance solutions to mitigate technology breaches and hacker attacks. Hacker attacks have been increasing in both frequency and severity and can be devastating to physician practices as can accidental technology breaches, which can lead to identity theft and fraud impacting the patients and the practice entity. Events like this may also result in HIPAA violations requiring various levels of notification depending on the size of the breach.

Here are some resources that will help you optimize cybersecurity in your practice:

Cybercrimes Continue to Threaten Healthcare Industry
www.coverys.com/knowledgecenter/Articles/Cybercrimes-Continue-to-Threaten-Healthcare-Indust

Seven Common Electronic Health Record Mistakes
www.coverys.com/knowledgecenter/Articles/Seven-Common-Electronic-Health-Record-Mistakes

Patient Portals: Manage Risk & Protect Privacy
www.coverys.com/knowledgecenter/Articles/Patient-Portals-Manage-Risk-Protect-Privacy

June 2019— Cybersecurity for Healthcare Providers
https://coverys.com/Knowledge-Center/Cybersecurity-for-Healthcare-Providers

Coverys is a leading provider of medical professional liability insurance, offering innovative Hacker attacks have been increasing in both frequency and severity and can be devastating to physician practices.

The expense of notification and monitoring alone has pushed practices into bankruptcy when they are unprepared. For more information on our surprisingly affordable cyber insurance solutions to help defend your practice in a cyber attack, please contact Richard Weston, CIC, at rweston@mms.org or call us at (781) 434-7525.