Strengthening Healthcare Cybersecurity with George Pappas

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Episode Overview: 

Healthcare organizations face mounting cybersecurity threats that can disrupt patient care, compromise sensitive data, and cripple operations. 

Our next guest, George Pappas, is tackling these challenges head-on as CEO of Intraprise Health, a Health Catalyst Company. 

With over 35 years of executive technology experience, George brings unique insights from leading DrFirst's growth to serving 1,400+ hospitals and 100,000 prescribers. 

After witnessing multiple healthcare organizations fall victim to cyberattacks, he now leads Intraprise Health's mission to create a more cyber-resilient healthcare ecosystem. 

Join us to discover how George and the Intraprise Health team are safeguarding healthcare’s digital frontier by helping organizations visualize their risk landscape, protect patient data, and stay ahead of evolving threats. Let's go!

Episode Highlights:

• Cybersecurity is a team sport- while CISOs lead, every employee plays a crucial role in protection
• Healthcare faces a perfect storm: aging infrastructure, limited budgets, and sophisticated cyber threats
• Change Healthcare attack disrupted 30% of US healthcare payments, revealing cybersecurity's impact on patient care
• Prevention costs are 15-20 times less than recovery costs from cyberattacks
• New York's stricter cybersecurity rules signal rising standards nationwide

 

About our Guest: 

George Pappas, CEO of Intraprise Health, a Health Catalyst Company, is a high-tech executive with more than 35 years of deep cross-functional experience in Sales & Marketing, Professional Services, Operations, Product Management, and R&D. Most recently Chief Customer Officer and Chief Operating Officer at DrFirst, a medication management company, George was responsible for growing the customer base to over 1,400 hospitals and 100,000 prescribers in the US and Canada.

 

George has a long history of working with software and services companies, bringing them from inception to high-growth stage, with sizes from $5M to over $100M in revenue, including Initial Public Offerings. Prior to DrFirst, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Motionsoft, an Edison Partners portfolio company, after serving on their Board of Directors. Earlier, he was Executive Vice President at Presidium, as well as member of their Board of Directors.

George has experience in a range of industries including Healthcare, Financial Services, Telecommunications, US National Security Community, and Higher Education. A seasoned executive with strong regional, national, and international experience, he has led R&D teams in the US, India, Russia, Poland, and China. He is active in CHIME and a member of their CFCHE program.

George holds a patent in sales risk management and is a graduate of Boston University.

Links Supporting This Episode: 

• Intraprise Health Website: CLICK HERE
• George Pappas LinkedIn: CLICK HERE
• Intraprise Health LinkedIn page: CLICK HERE
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