Since the enactment of HIPPA medical providers must ensure the privacy of their patient’s health information is protected. Medical providers should have policies and procedures in place to make sure compliance with HIPPA is being carried out by their offices. Communication procedures and cell phones should be addressed in the office policy.

Cell phones can pose a problem for medical providers in that most cell phones are readily available with cameras and the widely popular smart phones are also capable of sending photos, emails and other documents via unencrypted emails and other messaging. So, what is a provider to do about confronting this issue?

One solution for medical providers and facilities is to restrict cell phone usage and use more secure means of communication. Developing policies that disallow cell phones on the premises or in areas where confidential client information is contained is an option. In conjunction with that, and … Read more

Live video streaming and the associated technologies are gaining in popularity these days. The days of cable television as the primary source of entertainment are slowly diminishing. Right now, consumers are looking for alternative ways to be entertained and consume news. One such technology currently being harnessed is live video streaming. Remember the royal wedding this year? Around the time of the royal wedding, providers of live streaming services noted a significant increase in subscriptions. This serves as testament to the future value of the technology. For the uninitiated, here’s a basic explanation of the services and their benefits.

In streaming, there is a sequence of images in motion and these images are sent online in a compressed form. These can then be immediately viewed as they arrive on their monitor. This is a cost-effective solution for many businesses and organizations to market their products and services online. If live … Read more

As if today’s parents didn’t have enough to worry about, the latest tactic teens have to drive them up a wall and send them to counselling or to Tough Love sessions is sending nude pictures of themselves to girlfriends, boyfriends, classmates, in fact, to the internet universe.

They may be unaware of that last exposure as well as oblivious to the fact it qualifies as child pornography.

Using cell phones while driving and texting while driving are madnesses associated with somewhat older teens who, on the basis of having passed useless driver ed courses, are granted license to drive on America’s roads and highways.

The younger set, a year or three away from that opportunity to cause vehicular mayhem and, too often, death or maiming to themselves and innocent victims, have discovered their own vehicle of rebellion via cell phones.

Kids between one and eighteen have never been known for … Read more

For a lot of NCAA Division – 1A football programs getting into a bowl and having a winning season is a successful season. While this is the case for lower-tier and inconsistent BCS conference teams and leading mid-major conference teams, still others have to step up their goals. Texas Tech is a perfect example of this, as Red Raider football has had twelve straight winning seasons and even better yet has won five of the last six bowl games it has appeared in.

It is time to step up the expectation of what these Red Raiders can do. Here’s an early outlook on next season.

OFFENSE

With 10 returning on the offensive side of the ball, including Graham Harrell (leading passer in the nation) and Michael Crabtree, redshirt freshman phenomenon (leading receiver in the nation and winner of the Bietnokiff Award), this group needs to mainly focus on not making … Read more

Leslee Tessmann is the author of “Sacred Grief: Exploring a New Dimension to Grief,” which is scheduled for publication early this spring (March). Leslee also lectures and teaches workshops on the concepts explored in her book, as well as on spirituality, communication, and recovery issues. She has a passion for exploring the power of language and its impact on how we experience life. Her college education focused on psychology and sociology and fueled her intrigue with the complexities of the human brain and mind. Leslee’s writing and speaking offer a powerful blend of sharing her personal experience while presenting concepts such that people are left with new insights, paradigms, and possibilities. Born and raised in Wisconsin, Leslee later moved to Seattle, Washington, where she lived for 31 years until moving to Houston, Texas in 2003-a change that contributed significantly to the unfolding of “Sacred Grief.”

Tyler: Welcome, Leslee. I’m glad … Read more