Tagged with Security

Morocco The Moroccan National Social Security Fund (CNSS) has taken on a transformational mandate in recent years, spearheading the highly ambitious national campaign to expand universal health insurance to the entire Moroccan population. In a wide-ranging and in-depth conversation, CNSS Director General Hassan Boubrik lays out the scope and scale of…

USA While the COVID-19 pandemic was a global wake-up call for many, life sciences stakeholders argue that not enough is being done to address the rising threats of further health crises and equate health security with national security, a necessity that requires consistent public funding. In addition, as a recent panel…

USA Carla Smith looks at the various cybersecurity risks that exist across the US healthcare continuum and the steps that executive leadership can take to combat this threat.   Keeping patient data safe and secure remains a challenge. Thanks to a 9-year review of experiences in the United States, we know…

France Mathilde Lignot-Leloup, director of the French Social Security, provides a fascinating look into the French social system and speaks about its ongoing transformation. She elaborates on change management processes within the social security system, including the pension system while getting back to budget equilibrium expected for 2019 (a first in…

Korea Professor Jong In Lim, cyber security specialist and president of the Institute for Cyber Security and Privacy (ICSP) provides his assessment of the current situation for information security in Korea, and how this applies to healthcare data.   As one of the national experts in cyber security, could you introduce…

Malaysia Dato’ Sri Dr Mohammed Azman, CEO at PERKESO, the Malaysian Social Security Organization, explains PERKESO’s main areas of focus as well as the current health burdens the organization is looking to support for Malaysian citizens. He also highlights the objectives and vision of PERKESO in the future.   You have…

Austria Alexander Biach, chairman of the Main Association of Austrian Social Security Institutions, discusses handling the responsibility for Austria’s Europe-leading social security coverage, current inefficiencies that need to be ironed out, and his blueprint for creating a faster, less complicated, more cost-effective, and equitable social insurance system. Last May, you were…

Switzerland Rocco Donnino, executive vice president of corporate development of AppRiver AG, a cybersecurity company with headquarters in Switzerland and Florida, US, discusses the strategic steps in establishing AppRiver across Europe and the services they provide, specifically the layered security approach portrayed throughout the healthcare and life science sector. Furthermore, he…

Tunisia Habib Toumi, CEO of the Tunisian National Social Security Fund (CNSS), discusses implementing universal healthcare coverage, restoring the financial equilibrium of the fund, and managing the continuous improvement of services provided in the CNSS policlinics. Can you describe the operational characteristics of the Tunisian National Social Security Fund (CNSS)? “Concerning…

Bulgaria Vesela Karaivanova, deputy governor at the Bulgarian National Social Security Institute (NSSI), provides a fascinating insight into how the country’s health insurance development has evolved post-communism and the latest movements in one of the fastest improving health services in Europe. Can you briefly introduce to our international audience the cornerstones…

Austria Robert Sauermann, head of the department of pharmaceutical affairs in the Main Association of Austrian Social Security Institutions, which publishes the national code of reimbursement, provides an in-depth look into how drugs are assessed before being placed onto the reimbursement list as well as the challenges faced when negotiating with…

Indonesia Dr. Hasbullah Thabrany, chairman at the Center for Social Security Studies Universitas Indonesia (CSSUI) and Senior Health Care Financing Consultant to the National Social Security Council of Indonesia, explains the evolution of the national healthcare insurance system since its creation in 1968 as well as the path of development to…