8/03/2016

August 2016 First Friday Conference Call

The next Genius Solutions First Friday of the Month Conference Call is scheduled for Friday August 5th at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time.

Planned topics for the conference call (so far) are:




                         Focus on security

More and more healthcare systems are being targeted by hackers.  CMS is warning about penalties for data theft that offices insufficiently protected.  It's just bad form to lose your patient's identifiable data.

During this call Mark will be talking about steps that you should consider doing.  When CMS finds you're not, you might be subject to penalties.  Not taking these steps makes it just that much easier for your system to be hacked and your patient's show up for sale on the Internet.  Some of the highlights will include:


Doing a formal Risk Analyses on your systems

Encrypted backup off-site and Disaster Recovery

Up-to-date Windows updates

Getting rid of Windows XP, Vista, and Server 2003

Virus Scanner

Encrypted hard drive

Complex passwords that change from time to time

Auditing who has access logon your system

Firewalls

Training employees how to be more secure  Use email wisely  Safe shopping  Playing games  Plugging in USB devices found in the parking lot or home  Use different passwords on each site  Keep your passwords secret  Don't email Patient Data  Password protect your phone  Termination procedures

Business Associate Agreements

Questions and Answers

Final comments

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A few minutes before 10:00 on Friday you may call the FreeConference main number at 1-712-432-3100 and use Conference Code: 478288. Please note, it sometimes takes up to a minute to ring through and get prompted for the conference number.

If at the time of the Conference Call you can't possibly get in on the main number, then you should check the http://www.geniussolutions.com/news page to see if we have an alternate number.

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We plan to also host a "Webinar" at the same time, so if you have high speed Internet you may also be able to watch Genius' computer screen while you listen to the phone call.

To join the webinar you will need to register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7181024067086457346 as soon as possible.

After you register, a link will be emailed to you. This link is used to join the webinar at 10:00 a.m. We recommend trying to join the webinar about 10 minutes before the webinar is scheduled.

The webinar does not play the audio, you still need to dial into the conference call phone number from your phone.

Even if you do not have high speed internet, or can't get the webinar to work on your computer, you can still hear the audio portion with the Dial-In Conference Number, just as all the previous conference calls have worked.

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As usual, we will try to record the conference for those who can not attend in person and make it available on our News Page a couple of days later. http://www.geniussolutions.com/news

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