Cybersecurity in the Medical Industry
Read my latest post on The Doctor's Advocate blog, where I talk about how physicians need to increase their cybersecurity in 2016.
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Physicians Must Improve Cybersecurity in 2016
In 2015, the health care industry faced a wave of cyberattacks greater than in any previous year, with IBM reporting that close to 100 million records were compromised. Personal medical records now sell for a much higher price than credit cards on the […]
Tom Ciarlone to present at Texas Lawyers Energy Summit
Director Tom Ciarlone will present at the Texas Lawyers' Energy Summit on Wednesday, December 2nd at the Magnolia Hotel in downtown Houston, Texas. Tom will be presenting on Hot Topics in Energy Litigation: Defusing Oil-and-Gas Class Actions (Before […]
Physician Employment and Non-Competes part 4
Even more disconcerting, there is a Texas case that supports an argument that the "buy-out" option may actually be turned into a penalty that must be paid by the physician. A physician has a statutory right for an arbitrator to determine the reasonableness […]
Senate Approves Cybersecurity Bill
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act—a bill that expands protections to companies that choose to share cybersecurity data with the government. A Wall Street Journal editorial described the bill’s concept: “ […]
Physician Employment and Non-Competes Part 3
The "buy-out" price of the non-compete can be unilaterally set by the employer in the contract, and thus typically bear no real relationship to the employer's true economic loss of goodwill when the physician leaves. I have recently seen three times […]
The United States and China's Corporate Secrets Cyber Theft Agreement
Cyber Theft of Corporate Secrets seems more likely to be found in a movie script than in the real world. But, cyber theft has been estimated to cost American companies tens of billions of dollars annually.[1] President Obama has gone so far as to […]
Could Visual Hacking Cripple a Bank’s Data Security?
With the large amount of money that financial institutions pour into cyber security every year, it is unnerving to realize that the simple click of a smartphone’s digital shutter could easily steal sensitive information. Every carefully implemented […]
Recap of National Cyber Security Awareness Month
During October’s National Cyber Security Awareness month, government agencies like the Department of Homeland Security, educational institutions, and private entities like the National Cyber Security Alliance, took steps to raise awareness and to educate […]
Physician Employment and Non-Competes Part 2
The specific requirements of the statute (Section 15.50(a) of the Texas Business Code) appear to provide a blueprint for employers, and they are easy enough to recite in an agreement. Employment agreements merely parrot the statutory requirements, and […]
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently announced that the President has designated October as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. OCC’s statement emphasizes the regularity of cybersecurity breaches and the need for financial institutions […]
Is Private Practice "Going the way of the Dodo Bird and Dinosaur"?
Physician employment may well be here to stay. And that is a big problem for physicians and patients, alike. Goodbye, independent physician judgment and hello corporate practice of medicine. Even more reason to review the tips in my Physician's Guide […]