John Riggi, senior advisor for cybersecurity and risk at the
American Hospital Association, a nationally recognized
cybersecurity expert and former FBI cyber senior executive has
been on the forefront in directly assisting health care providers
as they prepare for, respond to and recover from ransomware
attacks. Mr. Riggi will discuss his uniquely informed national
perspective on the rash of recent ransomware attacks, identify
the groups behind these attacks, how hospitals and health systems
have become victimized, and what can be done to prevent these
attacks.
Mr. Riggi will also discuss the impact these ransomware attacks
have had on large systems and small hospitals — from lost data
and revenue to civil and regulatory exposure, loss of community
confidence and, most significantly, impact to patient care
delivery and risk to patient safety.
Mr. Riggi will also discuss AHA’s national call to action to the
federal government to utilize all elements of national power to
“defend forward” and disrupt these ransomware attackers who are
being provided safe harbor in adversarial nations. The government
has heard the call and responded.
Between March 2020 and March 2021, Northern California
experienced three COVID-19 surges, each one sequentially larger
than the last. Each of these surges had the potential to strain
traditional physician staffing, and so a centralized physician
redeployment program was developed across the 21 medical centers
of Kaiser Permanente Northern California to address potential
shortages. The program developed and refined a number of
redeployment strategies, including leveraging the
interconnectedness of physicians within the KP Northern
California health care system. This presentation focuses on the
strategies used to redeploy physicians, as well as the training
and mental health support provided by the program.
UC Health Emergency Managers at all five UC Medical Centers were
front and center for COVID-19 response, even before it was a
leading news story. The EMs are often asked questions like: How
did we do this? Did we know this was coming? What are we thinking
about now? What is it that you do here, exactly? They would love
to share their experiences with you. Join us for a panel
presentation with the Emergency Managers from all five University
of California Medical Centers.
Right of Boom refers to impacts following a radiological/nuclear
explosion which is in the Medical and Health domain. An
improvised nuclear detonation (IND) is the highest impact
terrorism event. It also has the highest potential for saving
lives, hundreds of thousands of lives. Yet medical and health
preparedness activities rarely address radiological emergencies
and the unique attributes of radiological exposure and
contamination. Hospitals and local jurisdictions that plan for
medical surge of contaminated patients will save thousands of
lives without endangering their workforce or disrupting other
operations.
The Joint Commission accredits and certifies over 22,000 health
care organizations and programs in the United States. It is the
nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting
body in health care. Join us as Field Director James Kending
discusses changes to the Emergency Management survey process,
overviews the review tool and lays out the updated standards and
Elements of Performance (EPs).
Active shooter events are on the rise, and emergency management
and security officials are increasingly tasked with ways to
effectively and safely train hospital workers on how to respond.
Ms. Walsh will discuss new methodology of how to tackle the
crucial task of training each hospital staff member and
department, based on their unique functions within the hospital,
as well as with their specific locations on any hospital campus.
Presenter:
Michelle Walsh, Security Manager, Pomona
Valley Hospital Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente has developed a Hazard
Vulnerability Analysis tool and
instruction sheet. This resource is available as a planning
tool only; if sharing publicly, please credit Kaiser Permanente.
This tool is not intended for commercial use.
The Internet of Things (IoT) applications are growing rapidly
with more healthcare organizations adopting the use of security
cameras, drones, internet connected HVAC, and more. However, not
all devices are designed with security in mind. Data breaches in
the news are increasing in frequency. Do you know if your devices
are protected and how you can protect your IoT data?
UC Davis Health took a very unique approach to Crisis Standards
of Care, perhaps the most difficult topic to plan for in any
setting.
What is a hospital supposed to do when there are not enough
resources to go around in a disaster? How do you have these
conversations? Who should be involved?
The first answer: everyone. Consensus is key, and paramount.
Please join us to learn how UCDH convened a group of physicians,
bioethicists, communications specialists, and disaster planners
to work through this incredibly arduous topic.