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The Becerra Case: Implications for Tracking Technologies and HIPAA

August 26, 2024 by John Ray

Hall Booth Smith Podcast Network

The Becerra Case: Implications for Tracking Technologies and HIPAA

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The Becerra Case: Implications for Tracking Technologies and HIPAA (PrivacyCafé, Episode 7)

In this episode of PrivacyCafé, hosts Jade Davis and Rich Sheinis delve into the Becerra case, which challenges the HHS guidance on the usage of tracking technologies by medical providers. Rich explains the background of the case and its significance, highlighting the legal complexities surrounding HIPAA and data privacy. Key topics include the implications of using cookies, the American Hospital Association’s lawsuit against HHS, and Judge Mark Pittman’s critical ruling that rebukes HHS’s position. The episode provides practical advice for hospitals on using tracking technologies responsibly and discusses the potential impact on ongoing and future class action lawsuits. The conversation concludes with actionable tips for medical providers to ensure compliance with data privacy regulations.

The U.S. Federal Court decision in American Hospital Association v. Becerra, referenced in this episode, can be found by following this link.

PrivacyCafé is underwritten and presented by Hall Booth Smith. The show is produced by John Ray and the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.

Topics Discussed in this Episode

00:00 Introduction to PrivacyCafé
00:29 Overview of the Becerra Case
01:19 HHS Guidance and Tracking Technologies
03:39 Legal Implications and Class Action Lawsuits
07:33 The Becerra Decision and Its Impact
12:28 Judge Mark Pittman’s Strong Language
19:43 Best Practices for Using Tracking Technologies
21:51 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

About PrivacyCafé

PrivacyCafé is your essential guide through the complex terrain where law, data privacy, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence intersect. Hosts Richard Sheinis and Jade Davis, Co-Leads and Partners in the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice at Hall Booth Smith, unravel the intricacies of privacy laws, offer insights on cybersecurity issues and concerns, explore fast-moving artificial intelligence technologies and their implications, and interview top experts. Underwritten by Hall Booth Smith, this podcast is essential listening not only for data privacy and cybersecurity experts but for business owners, executives, and others interested in the latest insights on these topics.

Richard and Jade welcome your questions, feedback, and topic requests. Email them: PrivacyCafe@hallboothsmith.com. You will also find other news and insights from Richard and Jade, as well as other professionals in the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity practice at Hall Booth Smith, by visiting the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity page.

PrivacyCafé is underwritten and presented by Hall Booth Smith. The show is produced by John Ray and the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.

Richard Sheinis, Partner, Hall Booth Smith

Richard Sheinis has litigated in federal and state courts for 37 years and has been the first chair for approximately 175 jury trials. His clients have included health care professionals and institutions, technology companies, and global business entities.

Rich takes advantage of his litigation background to work with businesses in the areas of data privacy and cybersecurity, employment, and technology. He works with a wide variety of companies, from small technology businesses to publicly traded companies with a global footprint.

Rich also teaches Health Information Privacy and Security as an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Jade Davis, Partner, Hall Booth Smith

Jade Davis is a Partner at Hall Booth Smith who focuses her practice on data privacy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and construction technology.

Jade provides strategic privacy and cyber-preparedness compliance advice and defends, counsels, and represents companies on privacy, global data security compliance, data breaches, and investigations. Jade advises companies on best practices in privacy, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data, mobile, cloud storage, Ad Tech privacy, Internet of Things, and other areas of regulatory compliance.

She leads companies in legal assessments of data security and provides counsel to companies on how best to implement strategies to lead with data and avoid pitfalls. She helps companies strategically think about data while being mindful of global data protection laws, such as the GDPR, UK GDPR, PIPEDA, PDPA, PIPL, LGPD, nFADP, DPDP, CCPA, HITECH, and HIPAA, to name a few.

Jade enjoys helping clients deal with crisis management issues to protect the brand and leads forensic investigations. Her data privacy/cyber security practice reaches into a variety of sectors such as Healthcare, Manufacturing, Hospitality, Construction, Technology, Marketing, Agriculture, Retail, Entertainment, Telecommunications, Energy, Transportation, Logistics, Human Resources, Real Estate, and Insurance to provide litigation defense, advisory assistance, and contractual expertise regarding data privacy agreements, standard contract clauses and addenda, vendor subcontracts, privacy policies, and cookie policies, among others.

About Hall Booth Smith, P.C.

Established in 1989, Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) is a full-service law firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with regional offices strategically located throughout Georgia and the United States. Experienced across a wide range of legal disciplines, HBS prides itself on providing knowledgeable, proactive, client-specific counsel to individuals, domestic and international corporations, state and federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations.

HBS possesses the legal knowledge, skill, and experience to meet their clients’ needs wherever they do business. HBS maintains the highest commitment to ethically and professionally serve their clients by providing the highest quality legal representation.

They deliver quality legal services in a variety of service areas. Experience across legal disciplines combined with a focus on the unique business or personal requirements of the client is the hallmark of the firm. Their clients receive the attention, expertise, and cost-effectiveness of a smaller law firm with the full-service and strong regional presence typical of a larger one.

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Disclaimer

PrivacyCafé is a production brought to you by Hall Booth Smith, P.C. This podcast is published for the purposes of providing general information and education on topics which include those related to the law and legal issues, but the contents of the podcast do not constitute legal advice. Listening to this podcast or utilizing the information contained in it in any way does not constitute nor does it create an attorney-client relationship between you and Hall Booth Smith or its lawyers. The contents of this podcast should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a professional attorney licensed in your jurisdiction.

Whistleblower Employees

May 7, 2021 by John Ray

Dental Law Radio

Whistleblower Employees

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Whistleblower Employees (Dental Law Radio, Episode 3)

On this edition of Dental Law Radio, Stuart Oberman discussed problem employees who file complaints with OSHA and HIPAA, the preemptive actions a practice owner should take, how to handle the situation once a complaint has been filed, and much more. Dental Law Radio is underwritten and presented by Oberman Law Firm and produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.

TRANSCRIPT

Intro: [00:00:02] Broadcasting from the Business RadioX Studios in Atlanta, it’s time for Dental Law Radio. Dental Law Radio is brought to you by Oberman Law Firm, a leading dental-centric law firm serving dental clients on a local, regional, and national basis. Now, here’s your host, Stuart Oberman.

Stuart Oberman: [00:00:27] Hello, everyone. And welcome to Dental Law Radio. We’re going to cover two topics today that really have surfaced in the last couple of months. For the last couple of years, they really have been, I would say, on the rise. But with COVID-19, as I said before in previous podcasts, I don’t necessarily harp on COVID-19, so I think we’re ready to come out of that particular scenario – there’s a lot of lessons learned. And I think that that particular period of time, which is still ongoing, has really taught our doctors a lot of lessons.

Stuart Oberman: [00:01:06] So, one of the things that we’ve really, really want to harp on today is compliance and employees. You know, I’ve said before that the patients are easy. The employees can be very problematic at times. And I’ve heard a saying from one of our employees, practice of dentistry would be a fantastic career. But, again, those are different things that we want to take a look at. So, what are we talking about today? What’s on the topic today? What’s hot? What are we developing? OSHA and HIPAA whistleblower.

Stuart Oberman: [00:01:38] So, I’ve been talking about this for a while on the road, you know, before all this. But what’s happened is that, as I said before in a previous podcast, problem employees are going three places, OSHA, HIPAA, Department of Labor, State and Federal. So, your problem employees are going to file complaints with OSHA and HIPAA. The question is, how do you deal with that? What do you do when you get that nasty letter that says you have committed a whistleblower violation, or an OSHA violation, or HIPAA violation? So, how do you get to an OSHA whistleblower? And what in the world is a whistleblower?

Stuart Oberman: [00:02:24] So, we think a whistleblower, we think massive corporations, you know, the guys in the internal side that are complaining to the government that this is not correct, this is not correct, over expenditures here, this is wrong, this is wrong, compliance issues, violations of the law. But, really, in our dental practices, it’s simply employees who complain for whatever reason. A lot of it is disgruntled employees who are not happy with their pay, their circumstances, and they’re going to get even, and they’re going to file a complaint with OSHA or HIPAA for whatever reason.

Stuart Oberman: [00:02:59] So, the question is, you get these letters – as we talked about on a previous podcast, you have a system in place. And if not, you need to get one very quickly on how to respond to this. So, what happens is, you get this letter from either OSHA or HIPAA. You got a certain time period to respond. You have certain things that you need to do. And you’re going to know – depending on how big your practice is – right away who did it. Who complained to the government, you’re going to know. If not, you’re going to find out very quickly.

Stuart Oberman: [00:03:32] Of course, what’s going to happen is you’re going to be absolutely livid at that employee for filing a complaint against you when you’ve taken care of that employee, you give them all the raises. But for some reason, you got a complaint. Now, you’ve got to deal with it.

Stuart Oberman: [00:03:49] So, provided you have a process in place, you will respond to it. Hopefully, you will get counsel to do that, and not have your consultant do it or have a staff member do it. But you’ll get outside professional counsel to do it on the legal side that understands how to do it.

Stuart Oberman: [00:04:06] So, you will work that investigation. And the question is, you are absolutely livid to this employee who filed this complaint. And you’re going to get even. Bad thing to do. Bad thing to do. Wrong thing to do. Detrimental thing to do. So, under federal rules, the whistleblower statute, you cannot retaliate against an employee. So, what does that mean? That means you can’t fire them. You can’t demote them. You can’t lay them off.

Stuart Oberman: [00:04:38] Now, that does not mean that they have lifetime employment. But if they’re already a problem employee in a perfect world, you’ve already got an HR file on them. And if I don’t touch on it on subsequent podcasts, your employees should never have access to their own personal files. That is your lock and key. They should never take care of their own personnel file.

Stuart Oberman: [00:05:07] So, what happens is, on the whistleblower, you’re going to get mad, you’re going to get even, you want to go fire this employee and say “You’re fired.” Or better yet, “You’re demoted. I’m cutting your hours,” whatever it is. Now, the problem is that, if that occurs solely because they filed a complaint, you now have violated Federal Law under the federal whistleblower statute. So, that becomes a mess.

Stuart Oberman: [00:05:30] So then, what happens is now you get into the Solicitor General’s office where they send you a nasty letter that you now are under federal investigation for violation of the whistleblower statute. Which is, 99 percent of the time, if you handle an OSHA complaint correctly, it’s going to be a process, but usually it’s settled, it’s worked out well. You take the correction action. You go down the road.

Stuart Oberman: [00:05:59] The problem is, is that when you have a whistleblower issue because you fired, demoted, or laid an employee off, or cut hours, whatever it is because they filed a complaint, now you’re in a whole different realm. Now, all of a sudden, you are under the whistleblower statute. So, you’re going to be investigated by the Solicitor General, which is never good. Never good. Now, you’ve got another governmental agency investigating you.

Stuart Oberman: [00:06:28] Look, at the end of the day, a lot of the complaints are dismissed. Investigators get it. It’s a disgruntled employee, there’s no cause. But if they find that you have violated the federal whistleblower statute – now, I will tell you this, this goes to any industry that has OSHA or HIPAA. I know we’re talking dental specific, but this is any industry, whether it’s trucking or whether it’s some other kind of industry or business, this applies. So, this is across career lines.

Stuart Oberman: [00:07:05] So, again, they dismiss complaints or they do the investigation and they dismiss the complaint, and you’re done. But the problem is that, if they find that you violated the federal statute. So, what happens? So, you’re responsible for the employees back wages, which is never good. Or they require that you reinstate the employee. First, you got to understand this, you didn’t like the employee when they were there. You hated them when they filed the whistleblower complaint. And, now, you’ve got to bring them back because the feds say you’ve got to bring them back. And you got to reimburse the employee the attorney’s fees, which is very expensive sometimes, very, very expensive.

Stuart Oberman: [00:07:46] So, what’s the takeaway? Again, we’re looking at a 10,000-foot view as to what occurs. One, if you have an OSHA or HIPAA complaint, first and foremost, as I said in previous podcasts, you’ve got to have process in place to respond to it. Then, what happens is, when you get it, you’ve got to handle it correctly.

Stuart Oberman: [00:08:09] If you’re going to have an employee discipline matter while you have a whistleblower matter going on or OSHA or HIPAA complaint going on, you better have good reason to discipline an employee. That should be well documented previously. All employee problems should be documented. All employee problems should be of record. Signed by the employee on HR side. So, this way, if you are under investigation for OSHA or HIPAA violations and you fire the employee, you’ve got something that says this is not lifetime employment. And that we need to get rid of this employee for a lot of reasons.

Stuart Oberman: [00:08:54] So, the processes is, that once you get it, understand it, do not take a knee jerk reaction and fire the employee, demote. Talk to counsel, get guidance on how to handle this, what to do with it. And proceed with great caution. So, again, that’s a 10,000-foot overview on where we’re going with this and what we wanted to do.

Stuart Oberman: [00:09:17] We’ve talked about this for a lot of time, a lot of years. But we’re seeing an enormous increase in this. Now, one thing you’ll need to do is make sure that you’ve got your HIPAA issues under control for your patient flow of information. Encryptions, authorizations to get medical information, that’s a whole another topic for a whole another day. But we want to keep it on a high level with the whistleblower violation matters.

Stuart Oberman: [00:09:46] So, again, process, process, process, understand what you’re doing, understand the complexities, get guidance on these matters. Do not try to handle it yourself. Do not delegate it. This is something that doctors, or especially sole practitioners, need to get this done. So, that’s going to conclude our podcast today on OSHA and whistleblower allegations.

Stuart Oberman: [00:10:12] So, we want to thank you for joining Dental Law Radio. If you want to reach out to us or contact our firm, please feel free to do so. Please visit also dentallawradio.com, Oberman Law Firm at 770-554-1400. Or if you want to, send me an email, stuart@obermanlaw.com. Thank you again so much for joining us. We hope you just took one bit of information away. And if you did, it’s a complete success. Have a fantastic day. And we’ll look forward to talking to you soon on subsequent podcasts. Thank you very much. Have a great day.

About Dental Law Radio

Hosted by Stuart Oberman, a nationally recognized authority in dental law, Dental Law Radio covers legal, business, and other operating issues and topics of vital concern to dentists and dental practice owners. The show is produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® and can be found on all the major podcast apps. The complete show archive is here.

Stuart Oberman, Oberman Law Firm

Stuart Oberman is the founder and President of Oberman Law Firm. Mr. Oberman graduated from Urbana University and received his law degree from John Marshall Law School. Mr. Oberman has been practicing law for over 25 years, and before going into private practice, Mr. Oberman was in-house counsel for a Fortune 500 Company. Mr. Oberman is widely regarded as the go-to attorney in the area of Dental Law, which includes DSO formation, corporate business structures, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, advertising regulations, HIPAA, Compliance, and employment law regulations that affect dental practices.

In addition, Mr. Oberman’s expertise in the health care industry includes advising clients in the complex regulatory landscape as it relates to telehealth and telemedicine, including compliance of corporate structures, third-party reimbursement, contract negotiations, technology, health care fraud and abuse law (Anti-Kickback Statute and the State Law), professional liability risk management, federal and state regulations.

As the long-term care industry evolves, Mr. Oberman has the knowledge and experience to guide clients in the long-term care sector with respect to corporate and regulatory matters, assisted living facilities, continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). In addition, Mr. Oberman’s practice also focuses on health care facility acquisitions and other changes of ownership, as well as related licensure and Medicare/Medicaid certification matters, CCRC registrations, long-term care/skilled nursing facility management, operating agreements, assisted living licensure matters, and health care joint ventures.

In addition to his expertise in the health care industry, Mr. Oberman has a nationwide practice that focuses on all facets of contractual disputes, including corporate governance, fiduciary duty, trade secrets, unfair competition, covenants not to compete, trademark and copyright infringement, fraud, and deceptive trade practices, and other business-related matters. Mr. Oberman also represents clients throughout the United States in a wide range of practice areas, including mergers & acquisitions, partnership agreements, commercial real estate, entity formation, employment law, commercial leasing, intellectual property, and HIPAA/OSHA compliance.

Mr. Oberman is a national lecturer and has published articles in the U.S. and Canada.

Oberman Law Firm

Oberman Law Firm has a long history of civic service, noted national, regional, and local clients, and stands among the Southeast’s eminent and fast-growing full-service law firms. Oberman Law Firm’s areas of practice include Business Planning, Commercial & Technology Transactions, Corporate, Employment & Labor, Estate Planning, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Privacy & Data Security, and Real Estate.

By meeting their client’s goals and becoming a trusted partner and advocate for our clients, their attorneys are recognized as legal go-getters who provide value-added service. Their attorneys understand that in a rapidly changing legal market, clients have new expectations, constantly evolving choices, and operate in an environment of heightened reputational and commercial risk.

Oberman Law Firm’s strength is its ability to solve complex legal problems by collaborating across borders and practice areas.

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Matthew Minicozzi, Advantage Technologies

December 9, 2020 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Matthew Minicozzi, Advantage Technologies

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Matthew Minicozzi, Advantage Technologies (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 311)

Matt Minicozzi of Advantage Technologies joins host John Ray to discuss why dental practices are especially vulnerable targets for cyber attacks, why your IT services provider should have a third party audit, and much more. “North Fulton Business Radio” is produced virtually from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.

Matthew Minicozzi, Advantage Technologies

With over 15 years of experience in the dental and technology industries, Matt Minicozzi’s unique quality is not his work experience – it’s his passion for serving dental entrepreneurs. For him, it’s more than a job. His career success is directly tied to his clients’ success, and he takes it personally. Matt is committed to the relationship with his clients and always seeks to educate and advocate where he can.

When getting down to business, Matt’s goal is to provide simple, reliable solutions. The technologies he uses must work, be highly secure, and be completely hassle-free. When working with Matt, you get someone who has a genuine interest in the success of your business and the entrepreneur who runs it.

Advantage Technologies empowers small businesses to focus on those they serve. Our mission of Hassle-Free IT is delivered through simple, secure, stable, and supported technology solutions. They provide services that exceed expectations and will move mountains to make our client’s experience better than anyone else. They use the same technology to run their business that they recommend to their clients so that they have a vested interest in always providing and recommending the very best.

Advantage delivers technology systems that are not only technically sound and reliable but also make a positive impact on clients.

Their technology consultants and world-class engineers work with clients to design an IT solution that meets their needs in the areas of functionality, security, aesthetics, and workflow. Some clients already have the hardware and just need help making it work; while others may need to upgrade all of their equipment or plan a new build.

With over 800 clients in our care across 9 states, 20 years in business, and zero security breaches, Advantage clients enjoy the peace of mind that their technology is in good hands. Advantage understands the needs of the small business and how important it is that the technology they use every day works every time.

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Questions/Topics Discussed in this Show

IT Services and Cybersecurity
Why dental practices are particularly vulnerable to cyber attacks and data breaches
Independent third party audits of IT services providers
HIPAA and the particular data security issues HIPPA creates

North Fulton Business Radio” is hosted by John Ray and produced virtually from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show can be found on all the major podcast apps by searching “North Fulton Business Radio.”

Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has grown to become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.

Dioly Alexandre with BlackShield Sentinel and Todd Davis with Ideaology Consulting Group

September 15, 2018 by Karen

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Phoenix Business Radio

Dioly Alexandre with BlackShield Sentinel and Todd Davis with Ideaology Consulting Group

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Dioly Alexandre with BlackShield Sentinel and Todd Davis with Ideaology Consulting Group

In today’s technology-driven world, innovation moves much faster than the security that protects it. Cybersecurity has now become more of a critical subject than ever. With that being Said, few companies understand what it truly entails and many of the self-proclaimed “IT Security” companies have very little to no understanding of the modern threats facing this industry. BlackShield Sentinel comes into this industry with a very strong advantage.. the company was started by Hackers and those with the same mindset. BlackShield is concerned about not just how to protect the business from bad hackers getting in, but also what happens after those hackers get into your network. BlackShield originally began with an emphasis on small to medium businesses, but their expertise and advanced strategies have also attracted city and government organizations. With some of the highest profit projections in the industry, BlackShield is the innovative and impactful Cyber Warfare company you’ve never heard of.

If Mark Zuckerberg had chosen to hack a network instead of rate college girls in his dorms, his name would be Dioly Alexandre. An immigrant born in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere of Haiti, Dioly immigrated to the United States at the age of five and lived in one of the highest crime rate areas in the United States. From a young age he possessed an entrepreneurial mindset and a determination to overcome the overwhelming statistics around him. He did so by starting his first business at the age of seven selling artwork to tourists in the markets of Charleston, South Carolina. With the cultural difference of a new country, Dioly had a growing interest in computers due to a lack of friends and very little family. As he states, “Computers brought me to exploration, which led me to gaming. Gaming led to graphic design, which led to coding, which ultimately led to hacking simply because I wanted to know more and more about everything”.

After discovering the world of hacking, Dioly practiced many of his new found skills on his own school system, infiltrating library networks and district servers as his skills and tactics became more advance. After gaining some recognition among peers but never directly being caught due to lack of proof he did the acts, his skills landed him a job at the largest electronic retailer in the world at 16 years old. By the age of seventeen Dioly was working for the largest restaurant chain in the world, and after several years as a Naval Sea Cadet through high school, Dioly graduated to work for the largest department of criminal justice in the country at 18 years old.

After doing many short term contracts for Fortune 500, Fortune 100, government, and small to medium businesses alike, Dioly decided it was time to launch the company which would utilize the skills he had learned over the years to protect small to medium businesses in Arizona, and eventually across the country. Now at the age of 20 years old, Dioly heads BlackShield Sentinel Corporation, a fast growing cyber security company located in northern Scottsdale which specializes in small to medium business cyber security. His whole concept of operation is to go well beyond the antivirus and firewall standard of the industry. His favorite motto’s which moves his company forward are, “Not all Hackers wear Hoodies”, “Technology can’t stop people, it takes people to do that” and “Information is Power”.

Dioly also leads a non profit corporation named BlackShark, which aims to serve underserved and minority youth within our communities across Phoenix by providing the education and resources they need to enter the IT field out of high school. The Motto of BlackShark is “Competition, Innovation, Future”. In his own words Dioly states, “Competition is the only fuel required to push Innovation into the ever moving Future.” Alexandre shows just how much his passion for security and information assurance has brought him this far, and as he and many would agree, there is a long and bright road ahead of him.

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iDeaology Consulting Group is a brand and business development company that takes a brand through its idea stage and to its launch. They develop a specialized development and marketing methodology that creates ongoing growth for a small to large business. They teach, train marketing to individuals and businesses.

Todd Davis speaks marketing( leads, solutions, strategy, and content) for Nonprofits, Lawyers, Realtors, Doctors, Financial Advisors, Startups, Kidpreneurs, and Mompreneurs. He’s also am an evangelist for podcasting for professionals.

He believes in utilizing Social Media Channels to create a balance between traditional marketing and a Fluid Digital Marketing Strategy(DMS). His insights about the process of establishing the right social channels and developing the right social media programs will help you generate leads and understand the return of relationship.

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Cyber Security

May 9, 2016 by angishields

Health Connect South

Cyber Security

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Cyber Security

Jay and I hosted Steve Robb, SVP of Security Marketing & Product Strategy of ControlScan, a firm that specializes in information and network security for enterprises, including healthcare organizations. With the rise of “smart” devices of all kinds that have sensors that communicate with applications via networks and/or internet, there are now a myriad of entry-points for persons intent on nefarious activity to access a company’s network.

We’ve all heard the news stories about major firms, including the US government, who have had their networks and data compromised by hackers, causing millions of people to be exposed to identity and financial theft. As technology has continued to evolve rapidly, it is difficult for enterprises to be able to afford to recruit and retain security experts with sufficient breadth of knowledge to truly secure a business’s information as well as it could be.

Atlanta-based ControlScan brings a unified approach to security and compliance solutions, enabling organizations

to better protect sensitive data while making compliance easier to achieve and maintain. ControlScan’s combination of professional services and Managed Security Services delivers a full security lifecycle – from Security Risk Assessments to identify gaps, through HIPAA and PCI compliance analysis, to ongoing management and monitoring of security measures.

Steve shared some great information about some of the various sources of risk to networks that exist today, along with things the enterprise should be considering regarding how secure their information actually is. The ControlScan team can provide thorough evaluations of security protocols and measures and identify weaknesses that can be shored up. Additionally, the company provides outsourced security managed services that gives the client access to a high-level security team for less than it costs to employ one outright.

Special Guest:

Steve Robb, SVP Security Marketing & Product Strategy, ControlScan

Atlanta’s Most Trusted Advisors: Why HIPAA Is Important To You

January 28, 2016 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Atlanta's Most Trusted Advisors: Why HIPAA Is Important To You

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Atlanta’s Most Trusted Advisors interviews industry experts from in and around the Metro Atlanta Area. Our goal is to provide valuable information that all business owners and managers can use in their day-to-day work to help them succeed.

What Do You Mean I Have to Be HIPAA Compliant?

While most of us are familiar with the term, HIPAA, that knowledge typically doesn’t extend past our signature on a form when we visit the doctor. Most people certainly don’t realize that being “HIPAA-compliant” stretches far beyond medical practices to anyone who has access to patient information. These companies are called “business associates” and include accountants, attorneys, HR professionals and more. On this show Donna Grindle of Kardon Compliance shares her expertise about what HIPAA is, how one can get, and remain, compliant. She is joined by Sean Joyce of Patientco who talks about his experience as a business associate as well.

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Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk (Host)/ bbr Marketing

Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk has been a member of the creative and marketing services community for over 20 years and does not appear to be leaving it anytime soon. As president of bbr marketing, she has relished the challenges of entrepreneurship as she worked to grow and nurture a new business. Since the firm’s inception in 2009, Bonnie has led the young company to become widely recognized and respected within the professional services marketing niche, with award-winning client websites and an outstanding history of business success having worked with clients in 23 states and 2 Canadian provinces.

She is excited about the publication of her first book earlier this year, Take Your Marketing Online! Proven Ways to Grow Your Firm in the Digital Age. She was recognized in 2012 and 2013 as one of AccountingToday’s Top 100 Most Influential People and is in great demand as a consultant, speaker and leader at various industry events. She is a founding member of the Atlanta Independent Women’s Network and is the Atlanta chapter president of the Association for Accounting Marketing. She is also a regular contributor to a variety of websites, including Social Media Today, Accounting Today and other industry-related publications and has been quoted in Entrepreneur, U.S. News & World Report, CPA Practice Advisor, and others. She was recently invited to join the CPA Consultants’ Alliance and is excited about being a part of this influential group.

AirWatch – Top Docs Radio

December 27, 2014 by angishields

Top Docs Radio

AirWatch - Top Docs Radio

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AirWatch by vmware

This week on TopDocsRADIO we sat down with Paul McRae of AirWatch by vmware. Healthcare is evolving. As information technology advances and our health laws change, greater importance is being placed on electronic health records. Today, digital data is flowing between departments in a hospital, to physician offices, to practitioners in the patients’ homes. The result is greater efficiency in coordination of care, easier collaboration across multi-specialty teams, and an increased risk of compromise of sensitive HIPAA-protected information.

AirWatch by vmware provides technology that allows healthcare organizations to protect sensitive data across their enterprise, including mobile devices and laptops that may be in use outside the confines of the building or campus of the health company. With their solution, the enterprise can determine whether certain data elements can be accessed by a given device (including BYOD), attachments can be included in outbound emails, and more.

If your organization is working to take advantage of the benefits of digital platforms and mobile devices then get to know AirWatch by vmware. You’ll give your company the strengths that come with digitized information coupled with the confidence your information will meet compliance requirements and stay safe in the hands of those its meant to be seen by.

Special Guests:

Paul McRae, Director of Business Development – Healthcare Solutions, AirWatch by vmware

BA Economics, Cornell University
Board Member, Warrick Dunn
Presenter, Georgia Healthcare Trade Faire & Regional Conference 2013
Former SCVP of Healthcare Emerging Technology, AT&T

CYBER SECURITY FOR SMALL BUSINESS: Jeff Brown with CompliancePoint

September 10, 2014 by Mike

On the Money

CYBER SECURITY FOR SMALL BUSINESS: Jeff Brown with CompliancePoint

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Jeff Brown with CompliancePoint joins Joe Moss to discuss cyber security and how small businesses can protect themselves from computer hacking.

Jeff Brown/CompliancePoint Inc.

Is your information security working as designed? Do you understand the risks to your business if there were a data breach? No matter what your business, failure to comply with relevant legislation or to fully protect confidential data or payment card information can have a devastating impact.

CompliancePoint’s Information Security Compliance Practice is uniquely positioned to enable you to meet your compliance and information security goals.

Securing your company’s information assets involves more than technology. It requires a deep understanding of the risks involved in and the security processes and procedures that should be implemented.

Their consultants have years of experience in all aspects of information security and hold some of the most prestigious certifications and designations. They have worked with organizations of all sizes including many Fortune 50 companies and global industry leaders.

CompliancePoint’s consulting services can help your company meet its compliance, security design and assessment requirements.

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On the Money focuses on topics and issues allowing small businesses to better navigate the financial services minefield, with analysis and opinions from today’s industry experts on banking and loans. On the Money also introduces you to some of the top small business leaders in the Atlanta market.

Hosted by Joe Moss, the president of Embassy National Bank, On the Money airs live every Wednesday at 3:00 PM EST from the Business RadioX studio in Gwinnett.

The Future of Healthcare IT with Dr. Darvin Hege and BlueWave Computing

February 28, 2013 by angishields

The Doctors Roundtable

The Future of Healthcare IT with Dr. Darvin Hege and BlueWave Computing

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During this informative session, Dr. Darvin Hege, Psychologist, with Sean Vojtask, Executive Vice President of Operations and Deborah Frazier, HealthCare Executive, both with BlueWave Computing, discuss the importance of Healthcare IT… all brought to you by HealthGate.

Each day amazing new technology tools are being released that can help practices increase revenue, improve proficiencies, reduce costs and improve patient outcomes. For this reason, the dependency on healthcare technology is rapidly changing. With this comes new software tools, mobile devices, telemedicine, connection into HIE’s, new HIPAA/HITECH/OMBNIBUS rules, and reformed payment models – each with a dependency on each other. The foundation to make all of this data secure, and provide reliable access, rests on the network infrastructure itself.

Darvin Hege, M.D., P.C./Psychologist

A trusted psychiatrist in Atlanta, Georgia, and certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and the American Society of Addiction Medicine, Dr. Darvin Hege is a Emory Hospital residency trained psychiatrist. Dr. Hege maintains over 90 hours of AMA certified education each year to stay informed of advances in psychiatry and addiction, to ensure that his patients receive the best possible care. During his career, he has worked with thousands of patients.

Sean Vojtask, Executive Vice President of Operations/BlueWave Computing

Bringing more than 25 years of Information Technology Experience to BlueWave Computing, Sean Vojtask is responsible for all Service Delivery Operations for one of the fastest growing Managed Service Providers in the country. Prior to joining BlueWave in 2011, Mr. Vojtasko held various senior executive positions with Siemens and was responsible for the Information Technology needs for several multinational companies.

Deborah Frazier, HealthCare Executive/BlueWave Computing

Serving as the healthcare expert on the leadership team of BlueWave Computing, Deborah Frazier is responsible for the strategic direction, marketing, and sales of the healthcare division. Ms. Frazier has provided thought leadership in working with department leaders to package new products and services specifically for the healthcare industry. Most notably she is responsible for the creation of the BlueWave HIPAA Risk Assessment program and the resulting establishment of HIPAA products and services. As the most seasoned sales veteran at BlueWave Computing, she has more than 11 years of experience in consulting healthcare practices on their IT needs.