Craig Eidelman, Modern Workplace Security Specialist, Microsoft Healthcare organizations rely on numerous third-party vendors to handle everything from logistics to human resources, software development, financial recordkeeping, physical security and cybersecurity. Those third parties — especially those who have access to the organization’s network and sensitive data — represent an opportunity to improve services and lower costs, as well as a potential risk to the healthcare organization’s ability to ensure security, privacy and compliance. This is why five healthcare organizations and 22 vendors serving the healthcare industry, representing thousands of Business Associates, have collaborated to launch the HITRUST Business Associate (BA) Council. Their mission is to instill confidence, manage risk, gain efficiencies and inspire excellence in healthcare IT by driving innovation and adoption throughout the third-party vendor supply chain, leveraging the HITRUST CSF Assurance Program. Join us for this session to learn how the HITRUST Business Associate Awareness Program is improving IT security in healthcare. HITRUST Improving Security in the Third-Party Vendor Supply Chain