Windows 10 New Default Settings May Open HIPAA Backdoors. Or not.
Like 67 million others in the first week of release, I have upgraded to Windows 10. It was a painless transition which held no drama - it just worked. I was, however, interested to discover the defaults which the new Microsoft operating system ships with. Defaults which could potentially compromise the security and stability of medical practices and facilities. This is what you need to know.
Windows 10 introduces automatic updating by default. Updates will occur when Microsoft says they will. This is good, in that any zero day patches for serious issues will be rolled out automatically, protecting the entire Windows using population even while they sleep. That is pretty amazing. It could be problematic, however, if Microsoft decides to reboot all your practice computers during the working day. Imagine a power outage. Same result. You can override this new default and set your own schedule, and I will show you how to do this further on in this article.
On 29 December 2014, Sigmund Software became officially ONC 2014 Edition Complete Ambulatory certified. As our first anniversary approaches, we reflect that over the past year this certification has helped Sigmund clients successfully comply and attest to Stage 2 Meaningful Use, in turn releasing additional Medicare incentive payments to eligible professionals.
Our recent contest drew much interest and many expressions of gratitude were shared. We wish to thank everyone that participated for taking the time out of their busy days to have a little fun with us.
Every patient is different. For that reason it is possible to create custom templates specific to a range of patients, or for individuals. 
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The conference, held this year at the Westin Hotel in New York's Times Square, was our opportunity to offer clients the opportunity to interact with the developers in a hands-on environment, learn new processes, ask questions, and receive answers directly from the team that actually developed the software they use each day. It was also our opportunity to gather feedback from real-world EHR users.
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