You are an IT Executive Director at a local hospital and you have been tasked to chair three important committees.

• COOP (continuance of operations plan)
• HIPAA-Compliance (patient confidentiality)
• TCO (total cost of ownership)

As the chair of the COOP and HIPAA-Compliance committee you are to plan so no unforeseen circumstances force essential data such as billing and medical records to not be available and that all systems are recoverable despite any hazard. Based on your reading, provide recommendations and:

• Assess the risks and formalize network security policies, procedures and recommendations.
• Effectively communicate to management the implications of network services to business continuity and assist management in continuance of operations planning.

As the chair of the TCO committee you are tasked with preparing specific recommendations to reduce costs. The biggest portion of TCO is attributed to IT staff.

• Develop strategies to make IT support more efficient and controlled.
  • Be as specific as possible