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Feb. 21, 2016
Vol. 5, No. 7
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Computer
Virus Alert
As of today, there is a virus that is only activated by
an attachment. I received a call from another IT person, that their
network is now being held hostage, and a ransom has to be paid to
release the network.
On CNN this morning, a hospital system had to pay
$17,000 to have the ransom paid and the network released. The user in
this company had used their notebook computer to read her personal
emails, and accidentally clicked on a link and it downloaded the
virus to her computer. When she came into the office this
morning she connected it to her company network and it infected
the entire network and now is held hostage as well...
Please do not click on any attachments that you are not
familiar with..if you think you have been compromised in anyway, do
not connect your laptop to a network until it can be cleared.
-
Al Ortiz, Chief Information Officer, BCMS
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2016
Julio Palmaz Award Call for Nominations
BioMed SA, a
non-profit, membership-based organization, in which BCMS has a seat
on the Board of Directors, has issued a Call for Nominations for the
11th annual Julio Palmaz Award for Innovation in Healthcare and the
Biosciences. For purposes of the award, "innovation"
is broadly defined to include advances in patient care, public
policy, leadership, education, technology and other areas within
healthcare and the biosciences. The award, which alternates
between national/international and local candidates, will present the
award to a local nominee this year. Deadline for submissions is
Monday, March 21. Please read BioMed SA's announcement letter
below for additional information and nomination submission
guidelines.
- Mary Nava, Chief Government and Community Relations
Officer, 210-301-4395
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EMERGENCY HEALTHCARE CONFERENCE
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NEW CIRCLE OF FRIENDS GOLD SPONSOR
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The Bexar County
Medical Society is proud to Welcome a New Gold Sponsor to our Circle
of Friends program
Locally owned
since 1999, we believe it's all about relationships. We keep our
partners compliant assisting with human resource administration/management,
workers' compensation/risk management, benefit administration, and
payroll. We help our partners concentrate on what they do
best...Service their customers.
Please support
this sponsor with your patronage
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A CIRCLE OF FRIENDS SILVER SPONSOR
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The
Bexar County Medical Society is proud to Welcome a Renewing Silver
Sponsor to our Circle of Friends program
The
Doctors Company is fiercely committed to defending, protecting, and
rewarding the practice of good medicine. With 78,000 members, we are
the nation's largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer.
Learn more at www.thedoctors.com.
Please
support this sponsor with your patronage
Silver-level
Circle of Friends sponsors contribute $3,000
or
more to BCMS annually.
Support
our sponsors; our sponsors support us!
Thank
you to our BCMS Circle of Friends sponsors! This information is sent
on behalf of a valued sponsor, but it is not an endorsement.
Donations from Circle of Friends sponsors help keep down the cost of
dues and allow BCMS to continue to provide quality service to its
members. The society continues its pledge to you and only will
involve itself in services and programs that benefit you, the member,
and your patient.
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Bexar County
Medical Society
4334 N Loop 1604
W
San Antonio, TX
78231
210-301-4391
www.bcms.org
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