Allen School Computers Week 2 PDF

Course: Computers Week: 2  Computer Security O Legal standards of confidentiality and compliance are required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) O Administrative safeguards: policy and procedure that a medical office must develop to ensure security...

Course: Computers Week: 2  Computer Security O Legal standards of confidentiality and compliance are required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) O Administrative safeguards: policy and procedure that a medical office must develop to ensure security of electronic protected health information (e-PHI) O Physical safeguards: prevent an unauthorized person from physically accessing patient data (privacy screens, locked screen savers, private office/cubicles etc.) O Technical safeguards: electronic protections to prevent unauthorized access over networks. Data is encrypted with passwords and put behind firewalls. O http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrat ive/securityrule/securityruleguidance.html “Where Education Comes To Life” Security in General “Where Education Comes To Life”  Passwords O Separate passwords for each system O Do not share the password with other workers O Log your account off and make sure no one can use your account O Passwords may change every 30,60,90 days O Some systems have a formula to follow O One capital letter, one number or a punctuation etc. “Where Education Comes To Life” Security Passwords “Where Education Comes To Life”  Data Back up O Copy all files to a remote location (server or flash drive or external hard drive etc.) O Protects the data if the machine you are working on is damaged or “hacked” into and destroyed. “Where Education Comes To Life” System Maintenance O Virus protection software: prevent malicious software from damaging or steeling information from your computer O Norton Antivirus O McAfee Antivirus “Where Education Comes To Life” Computer Viruses “Where Education Comes To Life”  System Maintenance O Firewall: a hardware or software based barrier that prevents outsiders from detecting the existence of your computer “Where Education Comes To Life” Cookie Security “Where Education Comes To Life” Internet / World Wide Web O Internet: thousands of interfacing networked and millions of computers world wide. O Internet Service Provider (ISP): the commercial provider of your modem and internet connection (like Cable or Verizon) “Where Education Comes To Life”  Website Reliability O Generally websites that end in.ORG or.GOV are reliable. O PEER- REVIEWED material is the ultimate check for accuracy “Where Education Comes To Life” Selecting a Reliable Website-1 “Where Education Comes To Life” Selecting a Reliable Website-2 “Where Education Comes To Life” Selecting a Reliable Website-2 “Where Education Comes To Life”  Reliable or NOT? O What is the website and who created it? O Yale/Harvard, government, or personal O How recent or date of publication? O Is the site years old or kept updated O Are there advertisements in the content? O A lot of ads open the possibility that the material on that site supports you purchasing what’s in the ad O Wikipedia is not a reliable site because anyone can publish anything on there O Is/Are the author(s) name published with the material and what are their credentials? O Is it created by a physician or leader in the field O Why was the site created? O Sell a product, public service, persuade O Can you tell facts from opinions? O Is the information sourced (referenced) and are those sources easily and readily available on the site? “Where Education Comes To Life”  Computer Security Review O Legal standards of confidentiality and compliance are required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) O Administrative safeguards: policy and procedure that a medical office must develop to ensure security of electronic protected health information (e-PHI) O Physical safeguards: prevent an unauthorized person from physically accessing patient data (privacy screens, locked screen savers, private office/cubicles etc.) O Technical safeguards: electronic protections to prevent unauthorized access over networks. Data is encrypted with passwords and put behind firewalls. “Where Education Comes To Life”  Passwords Review O Separate passwords for each system O Do not share the password with other workers O Log your account off and make sure no one can use your account O Passwords may change every 30,60,90 days O Some systems have a formula to follow O One capital letter, one number or a punctuation etc. “Where Education Comes To Life”