Blogs

Christopher Draven, Client Experience at Umbrella Managed Systems

Medical Informatics Engineering (MIE), a healthcare technology solutions provider, was named in a multi-State lawsuit filed earlier this month. Servers used by WebChart, an EHR solution offered by MIE, was breached in 2015. The security compromise included the release of personal information, date of birth, social security numbers, health insurance details, and medical information.

Christopher Draven, Client Experience at Umbrella Managed Systems

With the blizzard conditions last week, the team at Umbrella went into ‘holiday mode’ a bit early this year. In years past, we have participated in a variety of charities that allow us to give back to the community we love.

By Christopher Draven, Client Experience at Umbrella Managed Systems
Faxing Is Out
Fax machines have suffered much negative press recently. News articles highlighting the aging technology have pointed to faxing as a culprit to the delay of Healthcare Interoperability.

By Jean Hansen, COO at Umbrella Managed Systems

As a Clinic Administrator, I always disliked this time of year. The weather turns cold, scheduling around the holidays is a challenge, and staff are looking forward to holiday bonuses and salary increases.

By Christopher Draven, Client Experience at Umbrella Managed Systems

Umbrella has continued to grow, bringing on seven new employees over the past few months. With an infusion of new blood, we thought it was a good idea to introduce Brandon Heldstab, our newest Systems Administrator on the Professional Services team.

By Christopher Draven, Client Experience at Umbrella Managed Systems

CMS, the division of the HHS which provides “education and complaint-driven enforcement” of HIPAA regulations, announced suspicious activity in one of its systems this month. Unfortunately, information of approximately 75,000 individuals was accessed.

By Christopher Draven, Client Experience at Umbrella Managed Systems

A data security expert once told me…
“You want to guarantee your data is secure? Lock your computer in a water-tight box and dump it in the ocean.”
Unfortunately, business doesn’t work that way.

By Christopher Draven, Client Experience at Umbrella Managed Systems

Health insurer Anthem, Inc. has agreed to a $16 million settlement and follow a substantial corrective action plan from The Office of Civil Rights (OCR). The agreement comes after Anthem suffered a series of cyber attacks which led to a breach of PHI of nearly 79 million individuals – instantly becoming the largest U.S. heath data breach on record).

While the fine is staggering (over 3x the previous record), the investigation is the real ‘brow-raising’ moment.

Umbrella was excited to attend the seventh annual Blue Carpet Event hosted by Umbrella client, The Family Conservancy. The swanky affair raised over $145,000 for a good cause – Happy, Healthy Educated Kids.

Umbrella was a proud event sponsor and enjoyed sending a small delegation to join in the celebration.

By Sam Orlando, Systems Engineer | Team Lead at Umbrella Managed Systems

The Beast of Microsoft: Windows 10 Updates

There was a time when managing Windows updates was simply a matter of configuring Group Policy to change settings on every workstation centrally.