From Crisis to Continuity: Maintaining Health Care Data Exchange Following a Cyber Attack, A WEDI Member Position Advisory (MPA) event

This member only event will revolve around the critical topic of maintaining business continuity within healthcare organizations in the wake of cyber-attacks. During and after an attack the “business of healthcare” (for our purposes center around data exchange, communication, claims, transactions, etc.) must continue. What are the best practices, suggestions, and key steps that stakeholders must consider exchanging data, processing information, and maintaining lines of communication? What recommendations can WEDI offer HHS and the private industry?

• Understanding the Impact: Assessing the repercussions of cyber-attacks on healthcare operations.
• Proactive Measures: Strategies for fortifying electronic data interchange, claims processing, transactions, and communications systems against cyber threats.
• Recovery and Resilience: Best practices for restoring operations and ensuring continuity in the aftermath of a cyber-attack.
• Collaborative Efforts: The role of interdisciplinary collaboration in safeguarding healthcare business continuity.

Facilitators:

Lesley Berkeyheiser, Assessor, DirectTrust, WEDI Privacy & Security Workgroup Co-Chair

Thanh-Thien Nguyen, Executive Director, Kaiser Permanente, WEDI Privacy & Security Workgroup Co-Chair

Danielle Lloyd, SVP, Private Market Innovations & Quality Initiatives

Terrence Cunningham, Director of Administrative Simplification Policy, American Hospital Association

Beth Davis, Senior Manager, PayerPath-Veradigm

Stephen Hughes, Director, Health IT and Policy, American Hospital Association

Stanley Nachimson, Principal, Nachimson Advisors

Pamela Grosze, Board Chair, Cooperative Exchange, VP and Sr Product Manager, PNC Bank

Cherie Holmes-Henry, Vice President Government & Industry Affairs, NextGen Healthcare

Mike Green, Chief Information Security Officer, Availity

Tricia Eddy, Business Resumption Coordinator, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas

Robert Tennant, Vice President, Federal Affairs, WEDI