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Symposium addresses meaningful use data security requirement by Vanessa Caceres D on't let privacy and data security issues overwhelm your practice. Today's HIT symposium will focus on "Data Security: HIPAA Compliance and the Meaningful Use Data Security Requirement." This symposium will answer some of the most common ques- tions practices may have about pri- vacy and data security compliance and suggest corrective actions to take once a security breach has occurred. The symposium will provide a better understanding of the mean- ingful use attestation data security requirement, advice on using the security risk analysis process to iden- tify potential security problems to mitigate risks before they become liabilities, and tips on handling data security with the continuing advancement of mobile devices in the workplace. A panel will present case studies of frequently occurring security situations and provide the audience Alan N. Carlson, MD, Durham, N.C., was unable to present his talk "Mastering Slit Lamp," so colleague Gary Legault, MD, Durham, N.C., presented for him. Sandor Ferenczy, CRA, OCT-C, Philadelphia, presented "Anterior Segment Imaging of Tumors"; Kenneth L. Cohen, MD, Chapel Hill, N.C., and Sarah Moyer, CRA, OCT-C, Chapel Hill, N.C., presented "Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography" together; Josef Tamory, BS, COA, McLean, Va., presented "Have a Smart Phone? Use its Smarts!"; Richard E. Hackel, CRA, FOPS, Ann Arbor, Mich., presented "How to Choose and Configure a Point and Shoot Digital Camera for Good External Clinical Photo- graphs"; and Corey Westerfeld, MD, Boston, presented "Plaquenil Screening." Robert H. Osher, MD, Cincin- nati, presented the Keynote Lecture: "Structural Color and Perfecting Video of Cataract Surgery." He gave pearls for making surgical videos, which he has been doing for decades; he is a leader in the field, winning many awards and accolades for his work. He said he films every patient. He allows family members to watch the surgery take place on a video screen, and uses videos to teach visitors and residents about ophthal- mology. "I love bringing the family in— family members have watched video [in my practice] for 32 years," Dr. Osher said. He said one important aspect is having people who can help with the filming. His nurse is capable of filming, which allows him to con- centrate on other tasks, an impor- tant aspect of successful and smooth filming in the OR. He also has a professional editor in his eye institute to edit the videos. Another important part of good surgical filming is having good equipment, Dr. Osher said. In Mr. Tamory's presentation, he discussed using a readily available device—a smartphone—to image the eye. If a clinician already has a smartphone, it is an affordable way to take photographs, he said. Adapters can assist in placing a smartphone on the slit lamp, but each practice should decide if that is necessary to purchase. In addition, he said that many ophthalmology apps could assist physicians in editing photographs, as well as taking screen shots from videos, which can also be shot using a smartphone. There is one additional feature of a smartphone, he said. "It also makes phone calls." EW Editors' note: The physicians have no related financial interests. "T here's a compelling connection between the eye and the camera, one that dates as far back as Leonardo da Vinci in the 16th century when he drew the con- nection between the camera obscura and the human eye," said Timothy Bennett, CRA, OCT-C, Hershey, Pa. From the start of the camera, it has been used to document eye conditions, and that connection was discussed at the symposium "Imaging the Anterior Segment With the Ophthalmic Photogra- phers' Society (OPS)." The sympo- sium was the second on this topic at the ASCRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress presented by the OPS. Robert Cavicchi, CRA, FOPS, Boston, who moderated this year's session, said that last year's symposium was such a success that it was decided to repeat the session. The ophthalmic photography profession began in the 1960s, Mr. Bennett said in his talk, "OPS: Who We Are, What We Do, and Why You Should Care." "In the early days of the profes- sion, photographers and physicians often worked side-by-side in a collaborative environment exploring the eye together with the ophthal- moscope, slit lamp, and camera," Mr. Bennett said. OPS was started in 1969 by 10 photographers to meet the needs of the profession. The society now has approximately 1,000 members from 27 countries and "continues to build on the foundation started in the heyday of angiography." The connection between the eye and camera: The OPS symposium by Erin L. Boyle EyeWorld Editor the opportunity to weigh in on the case study scenarios. The panel will then address the possible issues present in each case study, offer opinions on whether a security breach has occurred, and provide prevention techniques and solutions for each situation. Candace S. Simerson, COE, president and chief operations offi- cer of Minnesota Eye Consultants, Minneapolis, will moderate the symposium. Panelists will include Daniel M. Bernick, Esq., MBA, principal, The Health Care Group, Plymouth Meeting, Pa.; Mark E. Johnson, president, MedNetwoRx, Dallas; and Janna Mullaney, COE, OCS, chief operations officer, Katzen Eye Group, Baltimore. The symposium will take place today from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. in room 204AB of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. It is sponsored by the ASCRS Health Information Technology Committee. EW EW SHOW DAILY 16 Monday, April 28, 2014 ASCRS Symposia Panelists of the "Imaging the Anterior Segment With the Ophthalmic Photographers' Society (OPS)" symposium

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