Mitch Parker

CISO, Indiana University Health System

Parker is CISO at University of Indiana Health, based in Indianapolis. He formerly served as CISO at the four-hospital Temple University Health System as well as CISO for Temple's clinical faculty practice plan, Temple University Physicians. Previously, he was an information security consultant to the Defense Logistics Agency and others.

Tackling Vendor Risk Management Challenges

Presented by Phil Curran , Mark Eggleston , Brian Lancaster , Mitch Parker , Steven W. Teppler • September 25, 2018

Breaches and other cyber incidents involving business associates and other vendors can have a devastating impact. What can healthcare sector entities do to reduce and better manage those risks? Our panel of CISOs and other experts will explore: The growing risks posed by vendors Challenges involving cloud vendors...

Breaches in Healthcare: Why? Why? Why?

Presented by Phil Curran , John Houston , Mitch Parker • October 11, 2016

In the beginning, many reported health data breaches involved missteps, such as the theft of laptops or inappropriate access to records by insiders. Today, however, healthcare organizations are also frequent targets for attacks from nation-states looking for intellectual property or patient information as well as...

Preparing for and Passing an OCR HIPAA Audit

Presented by Kate Borten , Mitch Parker • April 22, 2015

The HHS Office for Civil Rights' much-delayed resumption of its random HIPAA compliance audit program is expected in the coming months. So now is the time to prepare. This session will cover the highest priority tasks that should be started immediately if not already underway to help lay the groundwork for a...

How to Stop Worrying and Love the Cloud; Leveraging Cloud Services While Maintaining Security and Compliance

Presented by William Hudson , Mitch Parker • April 22, 2015

Mention cloud services to healthcare IT insiders and responses will vary from caution and trepidation to earnest interest. The advantages of low cost, on-demand cloud-based services are clear. However, managing their use and matching an organization's developmental, compliance and risk requirements to the right...