Cyber risk and privacy liability: A click in the right direction¿

Cyber risk and privacy exposure exert an impact upon virtually every aspect of a healthcare organization (HCO) — assets, clinical operations, finances and reputation. Exposure is enterprise‐wide and includes risk to both physical and non‐physical assets in increasing degrees. The consequences of a cyber attack or privacy breach could be operationally and financially catastrophic, so an HCO's move toward an enterprise‐wide approach at identifying and minimizing risk, cyber and privacy liability should be on the radar screen for risk managers and leadership.     

“Risk management” is a verb

To optimally demonstrate the value of risk management, our actions must show the benefits. The American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) board needs to provide support through tools and resources. ASHRM members must show through their actions the value of risk management. And ASHRM members need to show the organization where actions and activities should be focused in the future. Actions show the value of enterprise risk management.     

Discovering gold mines in HRM

Two of my favorite tasks as a risk management professional are to mentor new risk managers and to educate the public about our profession. This profession requires an incredible depth of knowledge and the capacity to keep an open mind. Most days are challenging, but they are rarely boring or repetitive. It's wonderful to mentor a new person, whom you've just persuaded to take a job in risk management, and help him or her to develop over time into a true risk management professional.     

Meeting your needs,now and in the future

President Obama has repeatedly said that healthcare reform is not a luxury that can be postponed but a necessity that cannot wait. Healthcare change is all around us, and ASHRM is continually working to assist its members with opportunities to demonstrate their value and leadership within their respective organizations.