Provident Consulting announces its upcoming New York First Friday, “Photography, Imaging, Hand-Helds and Privacy – How Do You Manage Your Risk in the Era of ‘Instant’ Photography and Instant Messaging?”. On December 6, 2013, Provident will bring together the New York area’s top healthcare compliance professionals to share challenges, solutions and best practices to mitigating risk in the digital age. Patti Ariel, Senior Vice President, Internal Audit and Compliance at Westchester County Health Care Corporation will facilitate the discussion. Guests will not only have the opportunity to meet, network and learn from fellow colleagues, but the discussion will also feature valuable discussion regarding today’s compliance initiatives, including:

• Techniques and tools used to assess risk, audit and monitor vulnerabilities, develop work plans and corrective actions, and establish program metrics;
• Tips, tricks, and pitfalls of auditing; and
• Tools used to report findings to senior management.