Third-party risk isn’t just a box to check; it’s one of the biggest threats to healthcare operations today.
Join Melissa Adams and Jared Michaels for a one-time live event where healthcare leaders like you can come together to tackle vendor risk head-on. Both have led high-impact TPRM discussions with provider teams across the country, and now they’re bringing those insights and that energy directly to you.
This is your chance to be part of the conversation.
Designed for CISOs, CIOs, IT and risk professionals, compliance, procurement, supply chain, and vendor management teams, the Healthcare Risk Forum is an open exchange of real-world challenges and solutions.
Prepare for live polls, real-life case studies, and the opportunity to compare your strategy with peers who understand your challenges.
What You’ll Discuss
- Lessons from major vendor disruptions
- Common TPRM pain points: visibility gaps, manual work, onboarding delays
- Moving from vendor lists to greater resilience using maturity models and BIA
- Practical steps and peer insights to strengthen your program now
About the hosts
Melissa Adams
Director, TPRM & HITRUST
Fortified Health Security
Melissa has over 20 years of experience in Information Security compliance within the Healthcare industry. Her experience includes auditing and consulting services within major healthcare organizations and individual healthcare entities. Melissa enjoys sharing her industry experience with Clients and helping to identify opportunities and solutions for maturing their security program.
Jared Michaels
Principal Solutions Architect
Fortified Health Security
Jared brings over 20 years of cybersecurity experience, spanning the U.S. Army and leading healthcare organizations. He helps organizations build resilient, pragmatic programs across third-party risk management, regulatory compliance (including HIPAA and PCI), incident response, and adversary emulation.
Before joining Fortified, Jared led information security at Enloe Medical Center and served as an Incident Response Analyst at Sutter Health, partnering with executive, clinical, and compliance teams to strengthen organizational security posture. He holds the CISSP and multiple GIAC certifications from the SANS Institute, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Penetration Testing from the SANS Technology Institute.
Jared is passionate about helping healthcare organizations translate complex regulatory and vendor-risk challenges into actionable, mission-aligned security strategies that enable safer patient care.