Computer Gadgets and Hacks for the Nuclear Medicine Professional, an oral presentation given at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 2009 Annual Meeting held in Toronto, Canada. How to setup a teleradiology program, get online CME, and educate your staff

1. Thomas F. Heston, MD protect your data, setup a teleradiology network, and customize your Internet CME Computer Gadgets and Hacks for the Nuclear Medicine Professional

2. Protecting Your Data

3. Even Top Institutions are Vulnerable

4. Internet Safety “ You cannot trust the Internet. You can only grow to respect it and understand its inherent problems and learn some basic common solutions.” Black Hat: Misfits Criminals, and Scammers

8. have regular HIPAA meetings for TQI

10. Resource to encrypt email: PGP – pretty good privacy

12. Don't create a centralized data center where a single break-in releases a flood of data

16. How to Setup a Simple Teleradiology Program

17. Disclaimer: you are responsible for HIPAA compliance. This is an example only and does not cover data security methods in depth.

19. allows access to entire database

21. encrypted data then pulled off of server

22. database stored offline

23. less expensive and possibly more secure for small programs

24. VPN Tunnel 1. Push Encrypted Data for One to Just a Few Patients 3. Pull Encrypted Data note: main database is stored offline entire database always available via the Internet VPN vs Bouncing 2. Bounce Data off Dedicated Server

26. requires permanent staff to maintain

28. inexpensive

29. may be able to use consultants only

30. Step 1. Get a Provider With 24/7 Support MegaSimpleDomains.com

31. Step 2 (Final Step). Get a Unix Assisted Service Plan

32. Personalized Continuing Education

35. change once from central location

36. Customized Homepages

37. Customized Screensavers

38. Personal TQI

39. Personalized Feedback Loops

41. Contribute Your Expertise

42. Contribute to NuclearWiki.com

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