SharePoint Social is a group for technology professionals to network and discuss with local SharePoint users and experts in the Chicago suburbs in a social setting. Our aim is to bring together SharePoint talent to provide an avenue for relevant discussions driven primarily by our members. Whether it is a seasoned user seeking advice or an individual new to SharePoint, you are invited to ask your question, tell your story and even Share-A-Pint!
Laurus Technologies is going juvenile! Tony Hotko has been selected to speak at the Technology Center of DuPage on February 24 to an audience of high school students about his success story as an entrepreneur. He will also be touching on topics such as pursuing your interests and passion, the value of higher education and how to compete in a global marketplace. Of course, this would all be in the context of LOL’s and IMO’s with perhaps some OMG’s thrown into the mix.
We are proud to have Laurus Technologies represented in this worthwhile community endeavor and we wish Tony good luck on his brave attempt in guiding the youth of today!
Laurus Foundation is proud to advancing the lives of individuals with disabilities through our annual racing event held at Chicago Indoor Racing. All proceeds will benefit the transportation costs of Yuriy and Aimee Zmysly and our fellow Partners in Progress. We are dedicated to providing solutions for those in need of help getting to the rehabilation facilities, not justwhilethey are there.
We invite you to join us in our efforts for empowering the lives these individuals lead. If you would like to join us on January 25th, or just make a donation for a gas card, please go to our registration page located here.
When
January 25th, 2010 at 5:45-9:00
Registration $75
Where
Chicago Indoor Racing
2381 West Army Trail Road
Addison , IL, 60101
Contact
Niki Gubernat
Laurus Foundation
ngubernat@laurustech.com
630.521.8964
Cover Letters – Don’t waste your time! I often get asked my “opinion” on cover letters and their effectiveness. I recently came across this article by Phil Rosenberg which I felt gave a very good insight to this topic. Here are some interesting statistics:
1. Most HR staff don’t forward cover letters.
2. 80% of hiring managers will read the resume first.
3. Job boards don’t keyword search cover letters – only resumes.
4. Most ATSes don’t scan cover letters
5. Customize your resume – spent the time there.
I recently came across this article which I felt gave a very good insight to this topic.
Laurus Foundation is pleased to support the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009. The purpose of the press conference shown below was to get the public to hear about the caregiver bill and at the time the senate had not come to a decision to approve the bill or not. Our friends Yuri and Aimee attended the press conference as seen below.
The bill recently passed through the senate with a unanimous vote and now the bill S 1963 has to be approved by the house of representatives. This covers caregivers of severely injured OIF/OEF veterans to provide respite care, a monthly stipend that would go directly to the family caregiver, training and support, and healthcare to the caregiver. Contact your local house of representatives member to tell them to support veterans today!
The presentation talks about the costs organizations incur when they don’t have an Email archiving system. It also presents the 2006 Federal rule changes for E-Discovery and how those new rules can create significant expense and risk for organizations that don’t have an Email archiving system. I focused on several key topics including:
Email Communications Growth
Costs and Risk Associated with Storing Data Beyond Required Retention Period
Costs Associated with eDiscovery
Time and Money Spent to Locate Data when relying on Backups
How to Mitigate Costs and Risks
Archiving Example ROI
Deployment Options: On Premise or Cloud Based
We would like to share this information with our customers and think there is a lot of value in the information provided.
We just returned from the HIMSS Fall Technology Conference held in Grand Rapids, Michigan this year. While there were nearly 400 attendees, just 100 of those represented healthcare providers in spite of the impressive lineup of speakers.
I was able to sit in on a couple of sessions during the conference and of course the most popular topics related to the impact of ARRA and stimulus funding. By now there is little excuse for anyone interested in HIT to not have heard about meaningful use and the HIT Policy Committees recommendations to the National Coordinator. There were several presentations on preparedness and the possible impact of the funding on a wide range of provider sectors in particular the needs and impact of rural health systems and underserved communities. Health Information Exchanges also received ample attention as we find ourselves wrestling with the complications and issues of sharing health data across enterprise boundaries again. Privacy and Security also received a good amount of attention as providers as well as associates look for ways to prepare for compliance and reporting.
We spent the vast majority of our time in the vendor exhibit demonstrating privacy surveillance from FairWarning and clinical access from ThinIdentity.
Seeing is believing and we could see sudden realization illuminate in the faces of those who witnessed the demos. We still come across many people who have been burned by thin client technologies. We feel your pain. Thin Identity is not just another thin client. It is software born in a hospital environment, architected and developed by people experienced in HIT specifically to meet the challenges of caregivers and those responsible for supporting them. Thin Identity has successful implementations at Denver Health and Alegent Health and there are currently several proof of concept projects underway and production rollouts being planned. Given the cash crunch hospitals find themselves dealing with there is no good reason to delay scheduling a “FREE” integrated demo where you can see the technology working in your environment and get an understanding of how you can deploy this solution using your existing desktop refresh budget while increasing caregiver workflow. Before you invest time, money or risk your hard earned credibility on “tap and go” or “smooth roaming” only to discover it doesn’t work or your privacy officer won’t support it, I urge you to take a look at Thin Identity.
FairWarning is resonating with nearly everyone who sees it. Essentially it centralizes audit logs from all of your key applications and allows you to do predictive and reactive analysis to find suspicious and nefarious activity with regard to records access across all of your key applications. It can also be integrated with leading security information and event management solutions from Symantec and Arcsight to give IT administrators a comprehensive view of activity from device through application. This application is a “must have” for any organization with multiple systems containing PHI. You can see pre-recorded or live webcasts of FairWarning’s solution every week or schedule one with one of our healthcare Client executives.
A word about Grand Rapids: I think we were all pleasantly surprised at the quality of the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel and specifically the meal we had at the 1913 restaurant. I’ve eaten at many fine dining establishments and I have a hard time recalling a better meal in terms of ambience, service and quality of food. I highly recommend checking them out if you’re within an hour of two – your investment will be well rewarded. And lastly, a great thanks to the staff at GP Sports for helping us host drinks after Monday night’s keynote and dinner. You did a phenomenal job and we appreciate you staying open late so we could watch the end of the World Series!
Dave Durbin
VP Business Development and Healthcare
The Laurus Foundation is hosting the 1st Annual Turkey Bowl and Fundraiser.
In keeping with the season of Thanksgiving, we’d like to take the opportunity to thank all of our friends and partners for your continued support of our mission to advance the lives of individuals with disabilities.
EVENT
Thursday, November 19th - We’ve planned a fun night of food, drink, Bowling and Bocce at Pinstripes in South Barrington.
$25.00 per person – Covers all gaming, food and beverages (soft drinks, coffee, and teas). CASH BAR for beer, wine and cocktails.
Food will be served at 6:30 – Gaming will begin at 7:00 and end at 9:30pm.
Proceeds from this event will support a valuable program for our military men and women who are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). The Midwest Hyperbaric Institute, P.C. in Bolingbrook, IL. is conducting a study and treatment program of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) for returning Vets from Afghanistan or Iraq who have been diagnosed with TBI. The course includes 40 hyperbaric sessions in order to gather results as to its effect on the healing of damaged brain tissues.
