Complimentary Registration

Please join us on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at 2 PM Eastern as Alaap B. Shah, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green updates health plans on cybersecurity trends and risk management response preparedness and best practices, in the HealthcareWebSummit event: Health Plan Cybersecurity Trends and Risk Management Response Preparations. This event is co-sponsored by LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

Overview

Webinar: Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Eastern

  • Current cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities affecting health plans
  • Current practices that cybersecurity experts rank as most effective against such threats
  • Components of an effective risk management program
  • Increasing Board and C-Suite awareness of cybersecurity obligations and responsibilities

Faculty: Alaap B. Shah, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green

The distractions, strain on resources and associated challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic only heighten the potential vulnerabilities health plans face in safeguarding their organizations’ cybersecurity. Health Plans are well advised to stay vigilant - monitoring current trends and proactively assessing and updating their risk management response preparations.

Health Plans continue to be subject to advanced persistent threats from organized hacking groups, and payers need to adopt and update in-depth strategies and comprehensive incident response plans to thwart or mitigate these attacks. These protective countermeasures should be part of the organization’s formalized information security program designed to anticipate, prevent, detect and respond to future similar attacks targeting any organization.

Attendees to this presentation will learn about current cybersecurity trends impacting health plans, best practices to consider for health plan risk management response preparedness, and the importance of increasing Board and C-Suite visibility and awareness of these issues and responsibilities. Attendees will have opportunity for interactive learning – participating in a brief online poll on cybersecurity responsibilities, and availability for faculty questions and answers.

Registration Details

  • Registration is complimentary for qualified applicants
  • Click here to register (All registrations must be received before 12:00 PM Eastern on Tuesday, August 4th)
  • Applicants approved for registration will be notified by Summit within several business days of application

Cure for the Common Webinar

In addition to the main faculty presentation, this event includes a fun whiteboard drawing format opening video, a brief moderated faculty interview, and concluding live audience questions and answers. The day before the event, you'll receive login information.

Just after the event, you'll receive a follow-up request for feedback, also offering an opportunity to provide any final questions that can be forwarded to the faculty. Also, if you need support before, during or after the event, you can contact HealthcareWebSummit staff at any time.

Learning Objectives

By attending this webinar, attendees will:

  • Examine current cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities affecting health plans
  • Consider current practices that cybersecurity experts rank as most effective against such threats
  • Identify components of an effective risk management program
  • Understand the importance of Increasing Board and C-Suite awareness of cybersecurity obligations and responsibilities
  • Share in interactive learning through online attendee polling on cybersecurity responsibilities, and through time provided for faculty question and answers 

Who Should Attend

Interested attendees would include:

  • C-Suite Executives
  • Information Technology Executives
  • Analytics Executives and Staff
  • Data Governance Executives
  • Privacy Officers
  • Cybersecurity Executives and Staff
  • Risk Management Executives and Staff
  • Planning and Strategy Executives and Staff
  • Business Intelligence Staff
  • Other Interested Parties

 Attendees would represent organizations including:

  • Health Plans
  • Other Purchasers
  • Associations, Institutes and Research Organizations
  • Media
  • Other Interested Organizations

Speakers

Alaap B. Shah
Member of the Firm
Epstein Becker Green

Alaap B. Shah is a Member of the Firm in the Health Care and Life Sciences practice, in the firm's Washington, DC, office. Mr. Shah advises clients on privacy, cybersecurity, and data protection laws and regulations; Advises on cybersecurity and data breach matters; Advises clients on health care fraud and abuse matters and government investigations relating to health information technology; and Counsels clients on digital health and data asset management strategies and related compliance issues.

His work focuses on defense and counseling of health care entities on legal and regulatory compliance issues around privacy, cybersecurity, and data asset management. He has extensive experience with legal issues related to health information technology, big data analytics, and digital health strategies. He provides compliance counseling, establishes and evaluates compliance programs, conducts privacy and security risk assessments, establishes compliant contracting strategies to build trust networks, and responds to data breaches.

Mr. Shah is a Certified CSF Practitioner, a designation given by the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST), an organization that provides training to develop and maintain effective security programs for health care and life sciences companies that comply with security laws, regulations, and standards, including HITECH, HIPAA, PCI, JCAHO, CMS, ISO, NIST, and various other federal, state, and business requirements. He is also recognized by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) as a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS). Mr. Shah is also recognized by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) as a Certified Information Privacy Professional in the United States.

Mr. Shah began his legal career at Epstein Becker Green. Before rejoining the firm in October 2017, he served as Senior Counsel and Chief Privacy and Security Officer at an oncology membership society where he strengthened enterprise-wide privacy and security, helped establish a big data initiative focused on improving quality of care by harnessing cancer patient medical information, and built data sharing trust networks among the oncology community.

During law school, Mr. Shah worked with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of General Counsel, where he provided legal counsel and support to all agencies and programs under the Public Health Division of DHHS.

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