Podcast appearances and mentions of eric strom

Chicago photographer Eric Strom is co-founder of GilterGuts and a self-proclaimed archivist. By creating distinctive photo booths and a supportive environment, Strom is able to capture more than a good shot; he creates a piece of history able to be shared years from now. Many of his photos can be seen on the live archives he hosts on the GlitterGuts Instagram page. This is what his Chicago sounds like. This segment of “This Is What Chicago Sounds Like” was produced by Ari Mejia. To learn more about Eric Strom visit www.glitterguts.studio and follow him on Instagram @ericlabrat.

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we're talking with Uriah Guilford of The Productive Therapist about helping therapists find the tools they need to be successful.  We discuss Uriah's business directory for therapists and its origins, how to pick the right service for your needs, common mistakes therapists make when choosing service providers, how good support is life-changing, focusing on what we're good at, tips on how and when to delegate, how to afford help when you're starting out, the toll of holding onto all the hats as a leader, spending your energy on your vision, intake coordinator as a sales position, learning from negative experiences with delegating, trusting people to fulfill their roles, and some of Uriah's personal favorite services for group practice.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources The Productive Therapist The Productive Therapist Business Directory for Therapists PCT's Free Service Selection for Mental Health Group Practices Workbook Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT team and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) *Free* Distress Less Series (Therapy for Therapists) PCT's Group Practice HIPAA Security Programs (that also help you leverage your practice tech tools to optimize functionality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness!)

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we're talking about payment processors like Zelle, Paypal, and Venmo.  We discuss the term “HIPAA compliant”; compliance as a process; using “compliant” products in a noncompliant way; our favorite example, Google Workspace; unencrypted email; special HIPAA exceptions, like the conduit exception; the exception for payment processing; making informed choices from a risk management perspective; apps selling user information; collecting payments through your practice management system and Stripe; Square for solo practice; and payment processing fees. Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources CE Training: Teletherapy and Remote Payment Methods, Legal-Ethical and Practical Considerations Article: Banks and HIPAA: Checks & Credit Cards vs. Receipts & Invoices  More details on the HIPAA exemption for financial institutions Article: Clients Have the Right to Receive Unencrypted Emails (and Texts) Under HIPAA PCT's Free, Editable Electronic Communication Consent Form PCT's Free Service Selection for Mental Health Group Practices Workbook *Free* Distress Less Series (Therapy for Therapists) PCT's Group Practice HIPAA Security Programs (that also help you leverage your practice tech tools to optimize functionality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness!) Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT team and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) 

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we discuss the fight for the future of mental health private practice.  We chat about the Amazons of mental health, qualitative differences in care for group practices and mental health platforms, whether group practice is less viable right now, minute mental health, the therapeutic relationship, consumer choice, differentiating your practice from what these services can offer, payment parity for teletherapy, coverage parity, meeting the current demand for therapy, getting paid as a legislative issue, bipartisan support for telehealth coverage and payment parity, and ways to advocate for payment parity. Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources Parity Laws by State Will Telehealth Payment Parity Be Permanent or a Passing Fancy? Previous Episode of Group Practice Tech - Episode 126: [The Teletherapy Lawyer] How Are We Going to Get Teletherapy Payment Parity After COVID? *Free* Distress Less Series (Therapy for Therapists)   Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT team and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC)      PCT's Group Practice Teletherapy Programs, including PCT's Teletherapy Certified Practice Program   

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we're talking about fear-mongering around HIPAA compliance.  We discuss the HIPAA police and why people think they're real, the consequences of noncompliance, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), approaching security from a fear-based perspective vs a practical perspective, what to do when there's a breach of information, how disclosures frequently happen, notifying the OCR and clients, managing client trust, taking remedial action, not letting stress escalate, that notification doesn't equal punishment, reducing the likelihood of a breach, real risk scenarios for group practice, not acting out of fear, and our upcoming Distress Less series.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources *Free* Distress Less Series (Therapy for Therapists)  Article: What is HIPAA Breach Notification? PCT's Risk Analysis and Risk Mitigation Planning HIPAA Security Module (done *for* you) PCT's Group Practice HIPAA Security Programs (that also help you leverage your practice tech tools to optimize functionality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness!)  Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT team and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC)   

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we're talking about ways to manage the onboarding and offboarding processes in group practice.   We discuss why therapists + practice leaders in particular are burned out right now, why so many folks are going out on their own, how HIPAA is involved in onboarding and offboarding, the HIPAA Security Rule, access to PHI, background checks, due diligence, identifying roles within your practice, ways to optimize onboarding for efficiency and user friendliness, checklists, revoking access to PHI, documentation, access to records, dealing with contentious offboarding, and our upcoming free seminar on onboarding and offboarding with compliance and ease in mind.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources Onboarding and Offboarding with Compliance and Ease in Mind -- Live Seminar on growth management and onboarding/offboarding clinicians for group practice leadership *Free* Distress Less Series (Therapy for Therapists) PCT's Free Service Selection for Mental Health Group Practices Workbook    Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT team and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC)

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we're talking about stress management and money with Julie Herres from GreenOak Accounting.  We discuss overwhelm, stress cycles, why things are so stressful for group practice owners right now, private practice trends, time vs. money, ways to manage increased stresses, business health and money from a holistic perspective, hiring challenges, managing fear and scarcity, investing in support, delegating tips, practical steps to manage finances effectively, service selection and setting up systems, and HIPAA considerations with accounting software. Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources Green Oak Accounting, specialized accounting for mental health professionals and group practices Julie and Green Oak Accounting's podcast, Therapy for Your Money Julie's EHRs and QuickBooks articl PCT's Free Service Selection for Mental Health Group Practices Workbook   Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT team and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC)

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we're talking about using the internet securely wherever you are.  We discuss what an internet connection actually is, vulnerabilities in network connections, network security, guest networks, physical security of network hardware, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), avoiding lag time with a VPN, using personal devices, cellular hotspots, and our course on security and home offices.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources Remote Workplace HIPAA Security Module (document pack + training)  On-demand training: Teletherapy From the Home or Mobile Office: HIPAA, Ethical, and Standard of Care Issues (1 CE credit hour, legal-ethical)   Article: With a VPN, Your Staff Can Work Just About Anywhere Article: The Traveling Telemental Health Therapist's Best Friend: VPNs  Free Service Selection PCT Workbook  Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT consulting team and teletherapy & HIPAA attorney Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC)

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we're talking about internal systems that can help optimize and streamline your group practice. We discuss our new Facebook group (which is full of resources), Loom as a tool to share information, uniformity in training and resourcing, replicating and delegating, Google Workspace, intra sites to organize resources, creating practice culture virtually, Bring Your Own Device and remote device management, and Gusto to streamline payroll and HR. Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources Group Practice Care with PCT Facebook Group Group Practice Care with Person Centered Tech is an open space for mental health group practice leaders to come together for support (and responsive, curated resources) around what it takes to build an effective, secure, and ethical group practice where tech and client care go hand-in-hand. Free Service Selection PCT Workbook CE training: Smooth and Secure Use of Phone, Text, Email, and Video to Meet Modern Clients Where They Are: Legal-Ethical and Real-World Considerations   Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT consulting team and teletherapy & HIPAA attorney Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC)

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we're talking about software options for video sessions.  We discuss Roy's current stance on Zoom, security + legal concerns with Zoom, positives to the increased scrutiny of regulators, improvements that have been made, alternatives to Zoom for group practice owners, important features to consider when choosing video software, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and our upcoming presentation on smooth and secure communications with clients.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources CE training: Smooth and Secure Use of Phone, Text, Email, and Video to Meet Modern Clients Where They Are: Legal-Ethical and Real-World Considerations  Free Service Selection PCT Workbook  Article: Alternatives to Zoom for Groups and Family Therapy    Article: Zoom Might Be Bad For Therapy PCT's Group Practice Teletherapy Programs, including PCT's Teletherapy Certified Practice Program   Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT consulting team and teletherapy & HIPAA attorney Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) 

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we're talking about communication challenges that come up in group practice.  We discuss meeting the modern client where they are; the evolution of services to help client communication; client portals; functionality, affordability, and efficiency; the security circle; common security challenges with phone, text, and email services; confidentiality issues vs. availability issues; our free service selection workbook; recommendations for phone service + messaging providers; recommendations for secure email providers; escrow email; and our upcoming presentation that goes more in depth on solutions to communication needs in group practice.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources Pay-What-You-Can Live Legal-Ethical CE event: Smooth and Secure Use of Phone, Text, Email, and Video to Meet Modern Clients Where They Are: Legal-Ethical and Real-World Considerations Free Service Selection PCT Workbook Free Live Event — 1 Legal-Ethical CE Credit Hours on Risk Management for Group Practices Introduction to HIPAA Security for Group Practice Leaders Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT consulting team and teletherapy & HIPAA attorney Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC)

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we're talking about some confusing new legislation out of Connecticut, and why it matters to group practices everywhere.  We discuss new telehealth legislation passed in Connecticut, difficulties with getting clarification from Connecticut officials about what the new law means, miscommunication about new laws, what's reasonable vs. what's correct, legal gray areas, taking reasonable action, and documenting due diligence. Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources Article: Confusion in Connecticut For Out of State Teletherapy Providers and Clients CE training: Cross-Border Practice in the Age of Telehealth: Interstate and International Mental Health Practice, 2021 Edition Teletherapy Practice Rules by State For Counselors, MFTs, Psychologists, and Clinical Social Workers FREE worksheet: "Legality and Permissibility to Practice Across Jurisdictions in the United States for Mental Health Clinicians" Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT consulting team and teletherapy & HIPAA attorney Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC)

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we're talking about HB 3308, new legislation out of Illinois, and why it matters for group practice owners everywhere.  We discuss payment parity, telehealth justice, mass scaling of telehealth through companies like Talkspace and BetterHelp, the cheapening of telehealth, clinicians making up the difference, client choice, the nuances of HB 3308, and how we can work together to effect change.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources: "Illinois permanently expands access to telehealth" HB 3308, full text Why payment parity is so vital! Episode 205: [Getting Paid] Fight the Cheapening of Telehealth Episode 206: [Getting Paid] Navigating Teletherapy Insurance Billing in a Post-COVID Future, with Barbara Griswold LMFT CE training, Telehealth Coverage and Billing in a Post-COVID Future with Barbara Griswold, LMFT CE training, "Cross-Border Practice in the Age of Telehealth: Interstate and International Mental Health Practice, 2021 Edition" FREE worksheet "Legality and Permissibility to Practice Across Jurisdictions in the United States for Mental Health Clinicians" Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT consulting team and teletherapy & HIPAA attorney Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) Teletherapy Practice Rules by State For Counselors, MFTs, Psychologists, and Clinical Social Workers 

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we're talking about therapist directories and HIPAA.  We discuss the benefits of directories, improving access to care, measuring success, tracking referrals in directories, facilitating connections through directories themselves, directories collecting + storing PHI, business associate agreements (BAAs), who has to comply with HIPAA, misconceptions about PHI, what constitutes PHI, scope of responsibility, and workarounds to safeguard PHI on directory sites.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources: PCT video help tutorial on disabling the email me Psychology Today feature Group Practice Office Hours direct support and consultation service from PCT consulting team and teletherapy & HIPAA attorney Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC Person Centered Tech's second annual Thriving & Making Comfort Conference  A virtual, pay-what-you-can, on-demand conference focused on practice-care needs as we transition from a peak pandemic practice context, including a discussion of how to utilize directories in a HIPAA-friendly way.

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we're talking about some positive developments we've seen in state rules about cross-jurisdictional practice.  We discuss grace periods; not making assumptions; the quickly changing rules of cross-state practice; incentives to make sure clinicians are practicing legally; insurance repercussions; practice wide procedures and protocols; specific state examples; improving access to care; time limits to provisions; privacy standards; our upcoming training on this topic; our free 50 state practice rules tool; and we make some predictions for the future of cross-state practice. Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources: 2 CE hour training, live and recorded, Cross-Border Practice in the Age of Telehealth: Interstate and International Mental Health Practice, 2021 Edition (Live on 7/23/21) PCT's 50-State Teletherapy Practice Rules Survey for Counselors, MFTs, Psychologists, and Clinical Social Workers PCT's Group Practice Teletherapy Programs, including PCT's Teletherapy Certified Practice Program Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT consulting team and teletherapy & HIPAA attorney Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) Person Centered Tech's second annual Thriving & Making Comfort Conference a virtual, pay-what-you-can, on-demand conference focused on practice-care needs as we transition from a peak pandemic practice context, with a keynote from insurance expert Barbara Griswold, LMFT, on Telehealth Coding and Billing in a Post-COVID Future.    

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we're talking about what's new with cross-state practice provisions as states end their public health emergencies.  We discuss temporary cross-state practice provisions during covid, pandemic mobility, ending temporary provisions, the future of workplace culture, continuity of care, what it means when public health emergencies end, what group practice owners can do to protect their practice, informing clients, keeping track of cross-jurisdictional practice, and expanding access to care.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources: 2 CE hour training, live and recorded, Cross-Border Practice in the Age of Telehealth: Interstate and International Mental Health Practice, 2021 Edition (Live on 7/23/21) PCT's 50-State Teletherapy Practice Rules Survey for Counselors, MFTs, Psychologists, and Clinical Social Workers PCT's Group Practice Teletherapy Programs, including PCT's Teletherapy Certified Practice Program Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT consulting team and teletherapy & HIPAA attorney Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) Person Centered Tech's second annual Thriving & Making Comfort Conference a virtual, pay-what-you-can, on-demand conference focused on practice-care needs as we transition from a peak pandemic practice context, with a keynote from insurance expert Barbara Griswold, LMFT, on Telehealth Coding and Billing in a Post-COVID Future.    

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we're talking about teletherapy certification.  We discuss getting paid for teletherapy, what state licensing boards say about teletherapy certification or training, certification vs competence, teletherapy policies and procedure manuals, insurance company trends, training and competence as values of the therapy profession, why we have a teletherapy certification program, the future of teletherapy certification, telehealth as a medium, separating medium from modality, how words have power, and communicating competence.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes!   For more, visit our website. Resources: PCT's Group Practice Teletherapy Programs, including PCT's Teletherapy Certified Practice Program   PCT Article: "To Practice Telemental Health, Am I Required to Receive Training?"   Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT consulting team and teletherapy & HIPAA attorney Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) Person Centered Tech's second annual Thriving & Making Comfort Conference  A virtual, pay-what-you-can, live (and recorded!) conference focused on practice-care needs as we transition to a peak pandemic practice context, with a keynote from insurance expert Barbara Griswold, LMFT, on Telehealth Coding and Billing in a Post-COVID Future.    

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we're talking with Barbara Griswold of Navigating the Insurance Maze about teletherapy billing in the post-COVID future.  We discuss what's new with insurance billing, getting services covered during the pandemic, the struggle with getting up to date info on client benefits, talking to clients about losing telehealth coverage, single case agreements, resisting the bureaucratic parts of the job, managing expectations, making assumptions, how telehealth coverage may change, third party platforms, parity, advocating at the state level, telehealth coverage and billing, coding, audits, effective progress notes, and our 2nd annual Thriving & Making Comfort Conference.   Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources Person Centered Tech's second annual Thriving & Making Comfort Conference A virtual, pay-what-you-can, live (and recorded!) conference focused on practice-care needs as we transition to a peak pandemic practice context, with a keynote from insurance expert Barbara Griswold, LMFT, on Telehealth Coding and Billing in a Post-COVID Future.     Essential, timely and topical articles from Barbara at Navigating the Insurance Maze Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT consulting team and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC)    PCT's Group Practice Teletherapy Programs

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we're ready to fight against the cheapening of telehealth, and we're asking you to join us.   We discuss companies like Talkspace and BetterHelp, insurance providers, why group practice owners are concerned about these platforms, the shortage of therapists, making therapy cheap, impacts to quality of care, companies trying to scale mental health treatment, constructive ways to take action, reasons why therapists choose to work with these platforms, the need for accessible clinically effective teletherapy, celebrity spokespeople, business models vs evidence-based practice, how group practices can compete, telehealth parity, and advocating as a group.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources:  "New Senate Bill Seeks To Continue COVID-19 Telehealth Coverage" from Healthcare IT News   "A new bill before Congress would make permanent several emergency telehealth measures put in place to expand access and coverage during the COVID-19 public health emergency" "Providers face a magnetic pull toward in-person care, says ATA board chair" from Healthcare IT News "American Telemedicine Association Board Chair Dr. Joseph Kvedar called on clinicians, suppliers, payers and patients to play their part in fighting for long-term telehealth access." "House reps seek to permanently safeguard audio-only telehealth coverage" from Healthcare IT News "A bipartisan bill introduced this week would allow providers to offer audio-only telemedicine services to Medicare enrollees." "Texas Lawmakers OK Telehealth Expansion for Medicaid, Public Health Plans"  "The bill is one of dozens across the country – including several in Texas – that aim to expand telehealth access and coverage past the pandemic. A few states have chosen to extend emergency provisions for a while in hopes of seeing Congress set federal telehealth policy, but others are pushing ahead with their own laws, creating pockets of permanence around the country." Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT consulting team and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) PCT's Group Practice Teletherapy Programs

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we're talking about protecting your practice with Daniel Mayer and Melissa Wesner. We discuss the lack of legal resources for group practice owners, how Dan and Melissa started their podcast, what they don't teach you in grad school, the importance of knowing what you don't know, getting solid sources of information, spending money where it's important, asking for help when you don't understand something, knowing yourself, going from therapist to CEO, private practice mindset, protecting your clients and peace of mind when you protect your practice, delegating risk management, the responsibility of compliance, returning after covid, technological progress, masking + vaccination status, and the future of telehealth.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources Roy and Liath are joined by the hosts of the Protecting Your Practice podcast, group practice owner Melissa Wessner, LCPC LCMHC, and mental health attorney Daniel Mayer, Esquire, to discuss risk management, the things you didn't learn in grad school, and how to know what you don't know about protecting your practice. After working in the same Greater Baltimore community for some time, Dan, an attorney, and Melissa, a counselor, decided to join forces in order to offer mental health providers the information they need to protect their practices.  Coming from two different backgrounds, Dan and Melissa, bring a wealth of knowledge for listeners who want to learn all about the legal and clinical aspects of running a practice.  Protecting Your Practice Podcast   Social Media Accounts: FB & IG @protectingyourpractice Dan's Law Firm: Mayer Law Melissa's Consultation Practice: Intentional Practice   Group Practice Office Hours  (direct support and consultation service from PCT consulting team and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) PCT's Group Practice HIPAA Security Programs  (that also help you leverage your practice tech tools to optimize functionality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness!) Person Centered Tech's second annual Thriving & Making Comfort Conference:  a virtual, pay-what-you-can, conference focused on practice-care needs as we transition to a post-COVID future, with a keynote from insurance expert Barbara Griswold, LMFT, on Telehealth Coding and Billing in a Post-COVID Future.

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we’re talking about the future of telemental health for group therapy practices. We discuss solidifying growth and looking toward the future, trying to find stability, making decisions that work for your specific practice, insurance coverage for telemental health, new federal legislation, phone sessions, tools and systems for functionality and security, the professional and public pressure for shifts in coverage, some positive signs we’re seeing, telehealth parity laws, the expansion of therapy apps like Talkspace and BetterHelp, cross-state practice, staff preferences for in-person vs telehealth, hybrid practice models, telehealth divisions in groups, and how to use office space going forward.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT consulting team and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC)  PCT's Group Practice Teletherapy Programs     "Need for virtual mental health services skyrockets during COVID-19 pandemic" from Healthcare IT News "Providers learn valuable lessons that can help them deliver effective digital care in the future."  "Providers face a magnetic pull toward in-person care, says ATA board chair" from Healthcare IT News "American Telemedicine Association Board Chair Dr. Joseph Kvedar called on clinicians, suppliers, payers and patients to play their part in fighting for long-term telehealth access." "House reps seek to permanently safeguard audio-only telehealth coverage" from Healthcare IT News   "A bipartisan bill introduced this week would allow providers to offer audio-only telemedicine services to Medicare enrollees." "FCC Is Ready to Move Forward With Connected Care Pilot Program" by mHealth Intelligence  "The agency hopes to get the OK at its June commission meeting to post a second Report and Order on the program, which aims to boost telehealth adoption by funding broadband expansion projects." 

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we’re talking about returning to the office post-Covid and whether or not you can require vaccines and masks.  We discuss the recently updated CDC guidelines, effectively communicating with clinicians and clients, the intensity of emotion related to vaccination status and masking, local regulations for healthcare clinics, managing pushback from clients, guidance from licensing boards, predicating care on vaccination status, reasonable alternative accommodations, requiring masks in waiting rooms, managing risk, uniformly applying rules, access to care, and citing sources.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources APA article: "COVID-19: When is it OK to provide more in-person services?"  Example Referenced from Oregon Board of Psychology Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT consulting team and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC)   PCT's Group Practice HIPAA Security Programs (that also help you leverage your practice tech tools to optimize functionality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness!)     PCT's Group Practice Teletherapy Programs    APA: "Practice Resources In Response to COVID-19"

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we’re talking about choosing an EHR system and the information blocking (“Open Notes”) rule.  We discuss how information blocking and HIPAA are different, which systems are covered by the new rule, how to know if switching systems makes sense, what the new rule enforces and what it doesn’t, coming cultural shifts in the way we use healthcare services, the different types of EHRs, training + supporting your team’s documentation, worldwide shifts in healthcare privacy, the nuances of psychotherapy notes vs. other healthcare notes, the future of personal health records, charging for releasing records, getting info from your current practice management system on their plans for the future, implications for prescribers, and our free CE event on this topic where you can learn more.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources CE Training: The “Open Notes” Rule and Your EHR Choice: Legal Compliance and Client Safety Now and in The Future with Eric Ström JD PhD LMHC; Rob Reinhardt, LCHMCS, M.Ed., NCC; and Roy Huggins, LPC NCC CE Training: How We Need to Give Clients Access to Their Records, Now and in the Future with Eric Ström, JD PhD LMHC, and Roy Huggins, LPC NCC Free Presentation: Federal “Open Notes Rule” explained by Eric Ström, JD PhD LMHC, and Roy Huggins, LPC NCC Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT consulting team and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC)   PCT's Group Practice HIPAA Security Programs (that also help you leverage your practice tech tools to optimize functionality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness!)  

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, Liath is joined by Liz Knutsen, one of our PCT Consultants, to talk about why we care about HIPAA security and risk management.  We discuss the sacredness of keeping information private; we compare security practices to inoculation; the likelihood and impact of a breach; having a “why” that keeps us going; breaking down the compliance process into bite sized pieces; the guilt, anxiety, and vulnerability that come up when you’re not compliant; mindfulness during risk analysis; privacy regulations as human rights; the benefits of becoming HIPAA secure; being proactive vs reactive; the comfort and vulnerability of technology; client success stories; and some of the pain points of HIPAA security. Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources PCT's Group Practice HIPAA Security Programs Risk Analysis & Risk Mitigation Planning done *for* you    Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC)      

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, Liath is joined once again by Evan Dumas, a consulting team member at PCT, to chat about burnout. We discuss how the pandemic has accelerated burnout, myths about burnout, systemic burnout,  creating a culture of well-being for your team as care providers, other-serving vs self-serving, practical ways to address burnout, vulnerability, creating collaborative solutions with your team, and leveraging tech to address burnout. Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources Self-Care Track from PCT's Thriving and Making Comfort Conference (a pay-what-you-want on-demand event) includes "How to Survive Burnout" presentation and "Navigating Collective Trauma as a Mental Health Professional" presentation Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC)      PCT's Group Practice HIPAA Security Programs

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, Liath talks with Evan Dumas, one of our consulting team members at PCT, about risk analysis. We discuss HIPAA security risk analysis, the practical utility of risk analysis, taking the judgment out of risk analysis, taking the fear out of HIPAA, the pandemic increasing feelings of vulnerability from a security perspective, reducing anxiety and overwhelm, how risk analysis can be empowering, in practice risk and compliance risk, preparedness, penguin metaphors, work/life boundaries, risk analysis as supporting wellness, ways to get started with this process, and Evan walks us through a sneak peek into a risk analysis with PCT.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources Risk Analysis & Risk Mitigation Planning done *for* you    PCT's Group Practice HIPAA Security Programs Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) 

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, Liath talks with Evan Dumas, one of the consulting team members at PCT, about utilizing the cloud in HIPAA appropriate and functionally impactful ways to reduce risk in group practice.  We discuss local storage, cloud storage and maintaining availability of PHI, why you can trust cloud services and other third parties, the practical benefits of cloud storage over local storage, how using cloud services can reduce risk, digitizing PHI, backups + contingency plans, operational continuity, and Evan demystifies what the cloud really is.   Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources 4 Recipes for HIPAA-Secure, Practice-Efficient Service Selection Risk Analysis & Risk Mitigation Planning done *for* you Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC)      PCT's Group Practice HIPAA Security Programs

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, Liath talks with Evan Dumas, one of the consulting team members at PCT, about establishing a more positive relationship with tech as a practice tool.  We discuss developing comfort with technology, sitting with tech discomfort, where tech discomfort comes from, how tech can meet functionality needs while not being a security problem, approaching technology from a place of curiosity, providing a clear and supportive structure where questions are encouraged, ways to foster a safe space for questions, and Evan busts some myths about being a tech comfortable person. Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources PCT's Staff Training Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) PCT's Group Practice HIPAA Security Programs

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we’re talking about bringing in outside helpers to your group practice.  We discuss different types of outside help you can get (biller, VA, intake coordinator, etc.), Business Associate Agreements, establishing boundaries, service level agreements, access credentials, device security, scenarios where this agreement could come in handy, and we go through our own service level agreement form section by section to demonstrate what you could cover.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources PCT's Group Practice HIPAA Security Programs Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC)

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we’re talking about clients’ rights of access to records. We discuss catching up to rights of access norms as mental health clinicians, mainstream awareness of clients’ rights, GDPR (European privacy law), privacy as a human right,  psychotherapy notes/process notes, how things vary state to state, your right to withhold records, records in couples and family therapy cases, implications for the therapeutic alliance, and our upcoming live training and workshop with Eric Strom on this topic. Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources PCT CE Presentation + Practical Application Workshop: How We Need to Give Clients Access to Their Records, Now and in the Future  Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) PCT's Group Practice HIPAA Security Programs

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we’re talking about choosing services that are holistically beneficial for group practice + support HIPAA compliance.  We discuss facilitating and supporting HIPAA compliance, selecting tech that meets the needs of you + your team, how having systems that meet the needs of your practice can support HIPAA compliance, security circles, Business Associate Agreements, device management, choosing services based on your priorities, and we share group practice tech ‘recipes’ so you can mix and match the services you need.   Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources PCT Article: 4 Recipes for HIPAA-Secure, Practice-Efficient Service Selection Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) PCT's Group Practice HIPAA Security Programs  

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we’re talking about new record-keeping regulations that will be impactful for group practice owners. We discuss client rights of access to records, mental health privacy/confidentiality vs medical privacy/confidentiality, contexts for writing notes, open notes, ONC certified EHRs, information blocking, how to think about records going forward, the future of practice management systems, examples of what having open notes might look like, and our upcoming (Feb 12th) CE event on this very topic. Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources FREE live CE event: Vital Group Practice Update on Upcoming HIPAA Changes, Open Notes, and Recent HIPAA Enforcement, 2021 Edition  Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) Staff HIPAA & Teletherapy Training

Are you familiar with trauma, as a definition or as an experience? How can unresolved traumas block you from forming deeper and more fulfilling relationships? How can partners support one another through an emotional shift? In this podcast episode, Billy and Brandy Eldridge speak with Eric Strom about trauma and healing. Meet Eric Strom Eric […] The post Marine, Veteran, and Healer Eric Strom | Episode 41 appeared first on Beta Male Revolution.

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we’re talking with Maureen Werrbach from The Group Practice Exchange about expanding to meet the increased need for mental health services right now.  We discuss the increase in demand for help during COVID-19, clinicians starting their own solo practice, what sets your practice apart, defining and building practice culture, supervision, building your therapist base, aligning with your business goals, rockstar vs. superstar employees, compensation structures, breakeven analyses, community engagement, making decisions based on your mission and values, and COVID-19 silver linings.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources The Group Practice Exchange Group Practice Owner's Summit Remote Workplace HIPAA Security Module (document pack + training)   Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) Staff HIPAA & Teletherapy Training

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we’re talking about how to manage remote offices in your group practice in a way that's HIPAA-friendly.  We discuss why we’re talking about remote offices again, being proactive vs. being reactive, developing up a standardized process for setting up a remote office, registering remote offices, accountability, team culture, boundaries, restricted areas, phishing scams, managing sensitive data at home, planning for the long term and the short term, firewalls, and our new Remote Workplace HIPAA Security Module, which makes all of this easy peasy.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources Remote Workplace HIPAA Security Module (document pack + training) Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) Staff HIPAA & Teletherapy Training

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we’re talking about the information blocking rule that will go into effect on April 5, 2021.  We discuss how the rule applies to clinicians, the open notes rule (aka information blocking), psychotherapy notes, practice management systems, certified EHR systems, switching systems, client’s rights of access, harm exceptions, buffer time, cost-benefit analysis, being proactive vs. reactive, and an excellent analogy courtesy of a friend of the pod, Eric Strom.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) -- with special celebratory launch offer. Free presentation: Federal “Open Notes Rule”, Active Next Week, Explained by Eric Ström, JD PhD LMHC and Roy Huggins, LPC NCC Group Practice Tech Podcast: Episode 130: [Practice Management] Implications of the Federal "Open Notes" Rule  PCT's Group Practice HIPAA Security Programs

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we’re talking about wassails and holiday carols. Kidding! We’re talking about how to manage your team remotely.  We discuss managing standard of care in different environments, key components to have in place in environments where there’s client info, home and mobile offices, restricted areas and escort-only areas, enforcing privacy at home, locking up devices, ethical standard vs HIPAA standard, double lock rules, risk management, full disk encryption, shredding documents, Bring Your Own Device policies, secure connections, WiFi guidelines, VPNs, viruses and phishing attacks, how to spot phishing scams, and security reminders.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) -- with special celebratory launch offer. On-demand training: Teletherapy From the Home or Mobile Office: HIPAA, Ethical, and Standard of Care Issues (1 CE credit hour, legal-ethical) from PCT's Staff HIPAA Trainings PCT's Group Practice Teletherapy Programs    PCT's Group Practice HIPAA Security Programs   

In this session of the podcast Eric walks you through some of the basic ideas of meditation. You were encouraged to begin your own meditation practice and this episode may help you to begin to do so.

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we’re talking about recording teletherapy sessions.  We discuss whether clients can record on their end, keeping recordings secure, adding recordings to client files, consents to have in place, informed consent for recording, recording in-person vs. recording teletherapy, supervision via teletherapy, screen capture software, documentation, the availability standard and destroying recordings, Google Workspace, storage on a device vs in the cloud, device security, and do’s and don’ts for recording sessions.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) - with special celebratory launch offer. PCT's Group Practice Teletherapy Programs    PCT's Group Practice HIPAA Security Programs

Austin and Eric are co-founders of Ballmer Peak Distillery, located in Lakewood, Colorado and they specialize in Rum, Gin, and Whiskey. We chatted about their origin story, using the same base material for your production and how it can benefit your process, especially for a smaller space. Being smart about your pricing strategies, listening to your customers, giving back, favorite books and so much more!

In this session of the podcast Eric is interviewed and talks about his work with men, the podcast, and why working with men is important. 

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we’re talking with Dr. Tara Sanderson about supervision and leadership in a group practice context.  We discuss reasons to become a supervisor, supervision as a business model, skills to equip interns with, developing ethical critical thinkers, using values to guide decision making, the clinician side vs. the business owner side, the three hats of practice ownership (boss hat, clinician hat, and employee hat), using the hats to make decisions, specific resources that Tara has found useful, note writing, Google sites, Google Workspace, and planning enough time for supervision. Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) -- with special celebratory launch offer. PCT's Group Practice HIPAA Security Programs (including contingency planning policy, worksheets and example plans)

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we’re talking about contingency planning.  We discuss how 2020 is the poster year for contingency planning, short term vs long term plans, HIPAA standards, risk management, backups, performative HIPAA compliance, emergency mode operation plans, business continuity, being proactive vs. reactive, learning things the hard way (2020!), criticality analysis, risk analysis, and normal operations vs contingency plans for emergencies. Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) -- with special celebratory launch offer. PCT's Group Practice HIPAA Security Programs (including contingency planning policy, worksheets and example plans) PCT's Group Practice Teletherapy Programs

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we’re talking about managing and leveraging online forms in your group practice.  We discuss form functionality, online forms for telehealth, ease of use + convenience, form security, HIPAA identifiers, when PHI becomes your responsibility, Google Forms, what to ask in contact forms, what kind of information can go on secure forms, specific software options to use, and as always, security, optimization, and privacy.   Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) -- with special celebratory launch offer. PCT's Group Practice HIPAA Security Programs PCT's Group Practice Teletherapy Programs

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we’re talking about constructive things that you can do to positively impact the future, especially in terms of access to behavioral health care.  We discuss why we decided to record this week, the increased need for therapy services right now, advocating with insurance companies for telehealth, clarity and parity around telehealth payment, toxic positivity, legislative advocacy, direct to client care, getting the attention of your representatives, and group practice office hours. Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources H.R.7663 - Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020 Help Protect Telehealth Access for Our Seniors - Urge your Representatives to Cosponsor H.R. 7663! Episode 126: [The Teletherapy Lawyer] How Are We Going to Get Teletherapy Payment Parity After COVID? Group Practice Office Hours (direct support and consultation service from PCT and Eric Strom, JD PhD LMHC) (with special celebratory launch offer)

The Mental Health Solutions podcast is focused on men's issues, fitness, nutrition, spirituality, and overall mental health. Join us on this journey as we explore these areas and more in future sessions! 

Fitness is an important aspect of mental health. Countless studies have proven time and time again that stress, anxiety, and depression can all be decreased in intensity through physical activity.  On this solo show I talk about the importance of fitness and how you can work it into your routine. 

These are challenging times. COVID has shaken a lot of people physically and mentally, as as result it is important that we be sure to take care of ourselves and each other. This episodes looks at some of the mental health statistics surrounding COVID and demonstrates that you are not alone. 

As men, there are a lot of societal norms in place around our ability to express emotion. In this episode will begin to explore the work that I am passionate about in helping men to identify their emotions and fully open up to their authentic selves. We explore why this is important and the detriment of not doing so. 

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we’re talking about the upcoming federal Open Notes Rule, which goes into effect on November 2, 2020.  We discuss who needs to know about this new rule, the short term and long term effects of this rule, the electronic health records initiative, quality and coordination of care, the 21st Century Cures Act (and how it is not HIPAA), information blocking, opennotes.org, exceptions to the rule, certified EHR systems, rights of access, the difference between psychotherapy notes and progress notes, and our upcoming webinar with Eric Strom on this topic.  Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources Free presentation: Federal “Open Notes Rule”, Active Next Week, Explained by Eric Ström, JD PhD LMHC and Roy Huggins, LPC NCC New PCT Support Service for Group Practice Leaders: Group Practice Office Hours Consultation Service (with Eric Strom too!) -- special introductory offer.

Eric Strom is the Unit Chief of the Mission Critical Engagement Unit, Cyber Division. In this role, Mr. Strom oversees the FBI Cyber Division’s private sector outreach efforts to the 16 critical infrastructure sectors, forging partnerships with companies in those sectors to develop and share threat intelligence related to activities by sophisticated criminal organizations as well as nation state actors.NotesEric has been with the FBI for 21 years, since June 1999Originally a lawyer practicing criminal defense and civil defense then went to nonprofitEarly on in the FBI, they had to do a lot of workarounds. Cyber wasn't so straightforward.56 Field offices were all doing something different, then became consolidated centrally as a service organization.Quotes"No, it's funny. None of us really had a traditional cyber background. Tom started out his career as a geologist and Keith actually started out selling like furniture. He was a salesman.""But I mean, from the legal standpoint, you've got third party liability and other things. So we really had to walk a kind of a tight rope when it came to what types of malware we were infecting ourselves with. And then how far we'd let it go.""And so as we're taking it over, it was really interesting to sit behind one of the malware analysts and watch a Wireshark and watch the instructions coming out. I crossed the wire. It was really cool. And when it really kind of sunk in, because to me it was like a tangible thing. I can actually see it happening as it was going on.""It's (cybersecurity) probably the most rewarding thing you'll ever do in your life."LinksFBI: https://www.fbi.gov/Intro Music: https://trash80.com/#/content/133/weeklybeats-2012-week5Outro Music: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoKaz/Free_Ganymed/Alte_Herren_Kielokaz_ID_364Getting Into InfosecBreaking IN: A Practical Guide to Starting a Career in Information Security: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N15GTPC/T-Shirts, Mugs, and more: https://gettingintoinfosec.com/shop/Stay in touch and sign up for sneak peaks, updates, and commentary: https://pages.gettingintoinfosec.com/subscribeAyman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/coffeewithayman

Eric Strom and Austin Adamson of Ballmer Peak Distillery joined us this week to discuss a lot of random things as well as some craft spirits. Follow the show on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and find video of this episode at UnfilteredCraft.com. Many thanks to our sponsors, Elan Naturals and RoofTec Precision Roofing.

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. This time, we’re talking to Eric Strom, JD, PhD, LMHC, about telehealth payment parity laws and how they have changed in the wake of COVID-19.  We chat with Eric about what payment parity means, shady shenanigans by insurance companies, loopholes, variations state by state, advocacy, specific ways to get involved in advocacy, and removing barriers to care. Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources:  Eric Strom, JD, PhD, LMHC, at Strom Consulting PCT CE training: Teletherapy From the Home or Mobile Office: HIPAA, Ethical, and Standard of Care Issues course (live presentation on 10/30/2020!)  Person Centered Tech's Group Practice Teletherapy Program  

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. This time, we’re talking with Eric Strom, owner of Strom Consulting. We talk with Eric about marketing a group practice and about cross-jurisdictional practice. We discuss ways to conceptualize marketing for a group therapy practice, marketing under HIPAA, ways to make your email marketing HIPAA friendly, how having a well thought out email security plan makes your clients feel cared for + secure, how PHI is defined, the need to treat both current client and prospective client info securely, tech notes to keep in mind while marketing, practicing telehealth in multiple states, how different state regulations interact, the importance of doing due diligence, and more.  Stay tuned for future episodes! For more, visit our website. Resources Strom Consulting PCT's 50-State Emergency Teletherapy Practice Rules Survey Virtual (Recorded + On-Demand) Thriving and Making Comfort Conference Group Practice Telemental Health Program

Earnings season winds down, coronavirus fears ramp up, and politics boil over. Dave Spano, Mark Oswald, and Derek Felske review the week. Deanne Phillips and Eric Strom discuss annuities and the Annex Wealth Management annuity review. Plus, Ask Annex questions from the audience.

White whiskey, and tiki drinks! Eric Strom and Austin Adamson are full of personality and unique spirits! Check out these Colorado distillers at Ballmer Peak Distillery!

Often when we walk into a client with an existing software system, it’s quickly evident that their database design leaves something to be desired.  In this interview, Eric Strom from Covering Data Consulting and I discuss when it’s time to tune up your database, and some of the concepts you can implement when you’re creating a […]

This week's session is an episode of the Transitions From War podcast and is a companion to the Marine Corps Times article Dr. Shauna Springer and Mike Ergo coauthored on how we can talk about suicide. As we talk about in the show, a Marine Corps colonel

This week's episode is a companion to the Marine Corps Times article Dr. Shauna Springer and I coauthored on how we can talk about suicide. As we talk about in the show, a Marine Corps colonel was recently quoted as saying that "suicide is a shameful act." We get into why this is not accurate and how to productively talk about suicide and how to help those suffering and the loved ones of those who have completed a suicide. Read our article here   This week I am joined by Dr. Shauna Springer and Eric Strom.   Shauna Springer is a licensed clinical psychologist. She is the TAPS Suicide Prevention & Postvention Senior Director who is known by many service members and veterans as “Doc Springer” based on the trust she has earned within the Tribe and her role as a trusted advisor to many who have served within the military. Dr. Springer has helped hundreds of warriors reconnect with their tribe, strengthen their most important relationships, and build lives that are driven by their deepest values.   Eric Strom is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in MN and is a member of the MN Army National Guard. Eric spent 5 years as an active duty Marine and deployed twice to the Persian Gulf. Eric specializes in and works with those who have suffered traumatic events in their lives.   Connect with the Veterans Crisis Line Call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1 for Veteran Text 838255 Support for Deaf and Hard of Hearing 1-800-799-4889 =================== Transitions from War After his service in the United States Marines Corps, Mike Ergo started the Transitions from War blog  and Podcast to talk about his struggles returning from combat in Iraq. From PTSD and addiction to finding endurance sports, Mike has found a new life purpose and a passion to share this with others.     Transitions from War Sponsors:   Tattered Beans Air Force veteran Jason Jean gives us all a win-win situation: getting great coffee and tangibly supporting veterans and first responders. How does this work? Every bag of coffee you buy puts money directly in the pockets of those who serve with no middleman. When you buy coffee through Transitions from War, the money allocated to me will instead go to my fundraising campaign for the Ironman Foundation's Gold Star Initiative. Tattered Beans comes out of Pennsylvania, birthplace of the Marine Corps, where the first American Flag was stitched, where the Declaration of Independence was signed, home to the late Mac Miller and Punxsutawney Phil.   Buy some Tattered Beans Coffee today!      Cowboy Crickets Sustainable, Montana-raised crickets. Veteran-owned and Ironman approved! Enter promo code VETS to save 15% on all orders.    Fire Team Whiskey An app-based personal fitness and nutrition service geared to help active duty and military veterans take charge of their health with a ketogenic approach to eating. Save 40% on all training plans and coaching, as well as 15% on all keto supplements with the promo code "TRANSITIONS"    Apex Health  Apex health aims to be a mens health clinic that serves you so that you can live the longest, best life possible. At Apex Mens Health, we solve all these problems. Spending as much time with our patients as possible in order to give help them become compliant with a program that really works. Always having Dr. David Lunow to oversee meetings and protocol on-site. Allowing you to buy a month’s worth of TRT (Testosterone Replacement Therapy) through our prescribing services so that you don’t have to come in every week. Offering you a personalized diet and exercise program so that your precious testosterone doesn’t go to waste. Giving you the highest grade testosterone available on the market. Schedule a consultation with Apex Health today!   Zealios Zinc-based performance sunscreen along with chlorine-removing hair and skin products. Use the promo code VETS to save 20% on all orders.    Primal Kitchen Healthy, Paleo/Primal/Keto and Vegan condiments, salad dressings, and energy bars that actually taste good! Use the promo code PRIMALVETERAN to save 10% on your order and directly support this show.   Green Wolf Tactical Marine Corps Veteran-owned business specializing in paracord gear, custom embroidery, bracelets, key chains, survival gear, PVC patches, & more. Save 20% on all your orders with the promo code SEMPERFI   Find us on Facebook, Twitter,  Instagram and TransitionsFromWar.com #TFWSTORIES  

This session I have a special guest host, Dana Stewart, who turns the tables on me and asks me the questions. We dive into talking about the upcoming series on men, how we can show up differently and why we need to. We explore some of my struggles and how I got to where I am today. This upcoming men's series is meant to explore how we as men are often put into a gender box as young boys, how we are expected to show up in a certain way and how that impacts us. We will explore the ways that we can navigate out of that space and be a better partner, lover, parent, friend and human.

Veteran and mental health professional Eric Strom shares his thoughts on veteran mental health, supporting Guard and Reserve service members, and how lived experience can help some veterans feel more comfortable about therapy

CTN 308: ControlTalk NOW -- Smart Buildings VideoCast and PodCast for week ending Mar 24, 2019 features Young Gun Brent Burrows, a Systems Integrator with ENTEK, who explains Alarm Fatigue, and much more,  ENTEK provides HVAC, Building Automation and Energy Services  in the Atlanta, GA, area and throughout the continental United States, Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii and Guam. Are You ready? Is Your AI Device Smarter than a six year old? Our transcription service, as you will see is not! I tried to correct as many errors as possible in the transcript of Episode 308, but could not get them all, so be kind as you read this: Episode 308 ControlTalk Now The HVAC and Smart Buildings Podcast Eric Stromquist: Do you suffer from alarm fatigue? Well four out of five facilities managers iand HVAC controls professionals do. So what exactly is this insidious disease and how can you cure it? Hi, I'm Eric Stromquist from controltrends.com and stromquist.com. And on this week's episode we're going to dive deep and into alarm fatigue and how you can solve it. Our guest this week is a young integrator out of Atlanta, Brent Burrows, he's a young gun. So Brent is going to be with us. The whole show is going to be fantastic. We get Brent's perspectives which are just absolutely stellar. So the other thing you need to know is that controlledtrends on our youtube channel, controlltrends smart buildings, youtube channel. We've started a new video series called HVAC tech school and it's designed specifically for the HVAC technician and we get into everything from how to size a valve to how to troubleshoot a gasregulator and topics specifically for the HVAC technician. So take a minute, subscribe to the Youtube Channel. All right, relax. Enjoy the show. Eric Stromquist: Alright here we go. One, two, three. Welcome to ControlTalk Now, the Smart Buildings podcast for the week ending March 24 2019 this is episode this is the show where we talk about all things smart controls, HVAC controls and pretty much anything else we want to. And I tell you what, I've got two legends today. One is the one, you know, Ken Smyers, the man, the myth, the legend, the control man from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. And joining us today is a legend in his own right is ControlTrends Young Gun Brent Burrows, from Atlanta, Georgia. Brent is with Entek.. He's one of the rising stars in the controls industry. And if you were at the 2018 CONTROLTRENDS AWARDSawards, you know that Brent was inducted into The Young Guns class of 2019. So fellas, welcome to the show. Eric Stromquist: Well thank you Eric. Yeah, you took away all my firepower I suppose to get some of that introduction on Brent Burrows. But uh, yeah, we got a real live young Gun here and uh, it, it, it's so good to see the right, it looks like the type of guy who's going to be taking our place one day. So he's, he's learning, he's got some great background. He's a true integrator, does everything from the programming side of it. And it was all about analytics, but he could do, you could do the terminations to make stuff work. So that's a welcome to the show Brent. Brent Burrows: It's good to have it. And that's what they're talking about on the show every once in a while. I really appreciate it guys. And uh, yeah, actually the only real thing I have in my office, the Home Office here, uh, you know, I may have to make up some more awards for myself or some certifications. Eric Stromquist: No, no young guns. Pretty much all you need man. And now you're 60 and a young gun or 65. I can send Claire and a young gun then you're doing really, really good. Okay. Brent man would move. You know, we're talking about young guns and may one of the wraps that the young guns, the millennials get his man, they just can't be on time. I know this year here, but tell us about our other guest where is he? Brent Burrows: who else was supposed to be on the show with us. Uh, I, that's going to be my new cohost, Aaron Gorka. Ah, I'm not exactly sure where Aaron is now. Maybe they don't do daylight savings time in Canada or different things. He didn't, he didn't change his clock around. Eric Stromquist: Right. Well, in fairness they are, and man, he has been traveled a lot here and Gorka from ANT technologies, one of the hardest young working guys in the industry. Uh, he is, uh, does the podcast, next generation innovation and brand. I guess the big news is you're going to be joined and Aaron as his cohost. Brent Burrows: Yeah. Um, so, um, I had been reading some stuff lately and you know, I listened to you guys on a control talk now on iTunes and I'd always wanted to get into pocket casting and uh, and it just so happened I was featured on a, on an episode, um, a few months back and just really enjoyed it. I've worked with Aaron, we actually use aunt technologies, um, to do a track or project side. And uh, so me and him get along and you know, we vibe well. So I reached out to reach out to you and was like, Hey, what do you think this idea? And uh, and you were all for it gave Aaron a call. He was excited to have a cohost. So that's what we're going to be doing. Eric Stromquist: Well, I can't wait for you guys to take to work together. Aarons just doing a fantastic job so far and it's kind of fun with the cohost, you know, so the, but if you're going to get good at this, you have to practice saying this right off the bat. The man, the myth, the legend, let me hear you say it because if something ever happens to me, you know, it's going to be between you and Aaron to step in. But Kenny is very picky about who gets to be his is to introduce them. So one time, Brent, you're on, here's your audition, Brent Burrows: here's the audition, alright, we're on control. Taught now, you know, and in memory of the late, great. Eric, strong quick. No, he's in a better place now. But I am your new cohost and I am going to introduce the man, the myth, the legend Ken Smyers: Ken Smyres take it over again. Right. That was awesome man. He passed it. He might, he might not even wait for me to die, man. He might just nice. Did you guys read the second brand? You just put no, he might. He might give me the boot right after the show did. That was a little too good bread, but well listen dude, before we get into more of the show, talks about what you do and, and in tech, I've known your dad for years and a, you guys have a fabulous company, but, but talk about about Entek and what you guys do. Brent Burrows: Uh, so in tech where our ar can about a local, regional, regional and a national company, uh, have handled, you know, many national accounts over the years. Uh, so we have that side of the business and then we have more of our, uh, what I'd call our local and core business here in Atlanta. Um, we specialize in commercial office space. Um, but you know, also do, you know, hospitals, industrial work, really anything you need, um, we can provide the service and the expertise to work in those areas. So we do anything ranging from, you know, mechanical service, installation retrofits and then, you know, hopping into the controls, the building automation, you know, H Vac, lighting, integration, all of that stuff. And we even do system access controls everywhere. So in tech really is a great one stop shop to fill all your building needs. Ken Smyers: Yeah. One of the things that I saw on the site and we'd talked offline, there is analytics and the impact we have one of our posts we'll be talking about here as we review the posts. So you're actually a delving into analytics now. Tell us about some of your experiences so far. What do you think? Is that, is that the next great a goldmine to dig into? Brent Burrows: Well analytics, no, it's, it's been around, um, in, in the HVAC industry for, for a little while now. And it's kind of, you know, it's interesting, you'll go to these conferences or you know, you'll read stuff and you've got, you know, you got kinda these bud buzzwords or one of the big ones that are, and you know, when I kind of look at buzzwords, there are a lot of terms that people throw around, but then they'll just kind of throw it around and they don't know the meaning of it and they're just like, oh yeah, Iot and analytics and, uh, and you'll just see them, they pop up a lot of conferences, but, uh, but you know, really, uh, been seeing analytics get hammered for the last couple of years now. And basically, you know, one of the great things that you can kind of, they're doing in the industry now, you know, what, you know, everything being more standardized, like, you know, backnet lawn, um, you know, different protocols come then normalizing the data. And then a, you know, a huge one that I know you guys have talked a lot about and they got the big accounts coming up is haystack. Um, you know, basically being able to take all the data in your building, you know, sensor information, uh, whether it's, you know, discharge temps, she knows zone temps, uh, you know, all those things and you're building lighting levels, all this stuff and take it in and get that data. So you kind of get to that point with an integration and it's like, okay, well let's just say, you know, I got a 10 story building, uh, so, you know, got 10 air handlers, chiller plant, and then, you know, depending on the level of integration, let's say I've got 20,000 data points in my building, you know, what are you really doing with that? They're there are, they're acting out there and they're just doing their thing. But you know, unless you can hire somebody 24, seven to watch those sites and be like, oh, this is doing this, this is doing this. Um, it's, it's, it's hard to keep track of it. You kind of get into this, uh, you know, very responsive state. Um, you know, trying to manage the building. It's not forward thinking. It's not really effective. So analytics comes in and does, is it basically, it's like, you know, it is, it's, it's a 24, it's 24, seven program that looks at your building, looks at your data and can alert you to the issues going on. And then also in some cases make responsive writes back to correct issues. Eric Stromquist: Well, that's well said. Well said. And then I think one of the things that Kenny has sort of picked up early on in, and you were talking about sky spark a little bit because that's what you're working with. But, uh, you know, for years back, even when your dad and I were doing this stuff, you know, those old guys, I mean you could always alarm, right? But it got to the point that he had so many alarms, just like my emails, you just become null and void to me just don't pay attention to anymore. So it seems like one of the things analytics allows you to do is to write rules, for example. So if something goes out of temperature for a while, you could give an expert at a time before it sends out an email or an alarm. You could also maybe we'd send a command to say, hey, try to reset it or whatever before you do that. And so are you finding that that's driving some of your customers interest into it or her? What sorts of things when, when they say analytics, like I said, it's a buzz word, but when they come to you or do they actually know what they want her, it's just, hey, I want an analytics package and you shouldn't have to talk him through it. Brent Burrows: Uh, so it, it's interesting you were talking about, uh, my dad, uh, uh, actually met with him this week and he brought up some of the alarming going on from the 90s, and he was, uh, so, uh, I won't name them, but you know, big retail client, um, and they, you know, obviously they have sites all around the country and, uh, they had like a fax machine that sat on the side of this room and this thing continually like it reports and the, I think they actually set up a system where it just like fed into like a dumpster or shredded all it did for 24 hours a day. And they were like, he was like, what is that? There was like, oh, that's the, uh, that's the alarm matrix. Yeah, I remember those things. Yeah. Yeah. Uh, but you don't know the, to Eric's point, uh, I think, um, we've seen several, uh, programs now coming out like controls, condoms, coming up with Detroit with the Cochrane supply, Scott Cochran and his team put together this thing. Raven, where you could really, you could eliminate anything. You didn't want to hear all the chief, you know, and just, just get to the nuggets that you needed to know. And then they teamed that down so much that it would be in a proximity presentation. So top chef, chef get that right. We don't want people to think, okay, go ahead. I'm sorry, but God, we got that quick. I'm sorry I couldn't, I'm spit balling here too, but no, go ahead. Saving, saving, saving. Um, so the, the thing that Scott Cochran believed in is it Derek's point that we're so overwhelmed with this is data being pushed at us that we ignore it. Now again, we've always self defense mechanisms. We turn off our phones, we don't have to hear the pagan, you know, and then, but then you really could miss that one really important alarm because you're so, you know, unconditioned to respond to it. The uh, that stuff became packing. They had say, generate so much. I. Dot. Matrix printing stuff that no, he didn't shred but then that shredding to him went back, got recycled back in the, in the shipping department. But I'm so yeah, so a, the raven thing was a real clever a response. So that not only did you restrict the amount of alarms you got, but they were, they were sent specifically to who needed it and it reduced all that additional traffic. Eric Stromquist: So yeah, Brent is a cool app if you haven't seen it. It actually works like with you know, notifications on your iPhone and stuff like that. So you can just set up just the notifications you want to see. So, uh, Scott Cochran's one clever dude and controls con's going to be a great conference and uh, we get, we actually have a discount code for that, don't we county. So we should do, if you put any controlled trends when you registered and put it in a controlled trends, you get a 10% discount and that you'll get 15 but I know it's just a matter of time for you blonder and it's going to cost you an alternate code, a code word. You get 20% off if you mentioned chafing cause that's right. So you are going to be a great cohosts. He's good. He's picking right up on this. Uh, but uh, but so what else? So the analytics, are these primarily the facilities managers asking for this or should it go on up higher? Cause I know you, you know, Dana and the rest of year or down to the rest of your sales staff deals at the c level suite a lot. Is it mainly being pushed down from the c level suite or consulting engineers asking for it? Or how is this even coming into consciousness? Well, it's a, it's interesting. So I'm going to go back real quick to the original question that you asked and mentioned something that, uh, you know, it Kinda all goes along with, uh, with the APP. You're talking about the raven, the alarms, and you mentioned that, you know, just kind of getting, you know, hounded with all this data. And it really does, you know, whether it's, you know, cause I'll, I'll copy myself on the emails most of the time for the alarms. And you know, sometimes it'll just, I think I went through this morning, there was a point that went in and out of alarm, I didn't delete like 600 emails. Brent Burrows: You get into the point of getting alarm fatigue. So yeah. So in the process, let's just say that you have something that does, does alarm and you get, you know, over the course of three or four months, 600 emails, you're going to be like, oh no, just delete all those. Don't worry about that. And sandwiched in there and one or two of those. Yeah. What was important data. So that's why it's important, you know, when you're doing the integration is the freestyle. Yeah. Make sure you set up, you know, your alarms and your, so there are going to be alarms that happened, but you know, maybe just only send out, you know, prioritize with your alarm classes. Um, but, but then to get back to a, to what you're mentioning about what level do you kind of see the requests from analytics coming? Um, I think it really depends. Uh, so a lot of what we, uh, we deal with customers we deal with in the Atlanta market. Um, you know, we'll go into existing buildings and whether, you know, we're upgrading them from, you know, DDC from the 90s or just straight pneumatics and everything, uh, you just hit it. There are different levels of involvement from, you know, different companies and, you know, different positions. So, all right know, I've got to figure out what's going on and I cannot, I don't have the time to pour through this site and I don't want to, you know, pay a monitoring company, you know, just every, every month. Because you know what, that's great. You know, the, there were a few people that we followed around in Atlanta or would go to and there was like, oh yeah, we paid this company $2,000 a month. Just watch this. It's like, but it takes you six hours to get him on the phone. And then sometimes they do it, sometimes they don't. But they'll always let you know when that checks in the mail. The, um, the analytic thing, one of the big impulse or impacts was when Niagara JACE started coming with 25 free analytic points to get you a taste of it, you know, and then we started to see people dabble at it, but we really didn't have a whole lot of, uh, you know, takers. And then once they got into it, uh, so it all became, you know, a basically about templating it. But, uh, the Phil fearless fills Zito had a really nice, uh, extract on when he did a synopsis on end for about what he said that what they added to inform and to analytics too. Dot. Oh, was that make capabilities where the preexisting analytic data model it was in, it was inherent embedded a base algor algorithm library and then a realtime on premise analytic control. So one of the things that we saw now was that people, if they wanted to start to dabble, they got a good free tastes that, or a complimentary tastes of analytic points that they could take a couple of points and do exactly what you're saying. Pick out the top, maybe ones that you're getting those multiple alarms, you know, and then have it so that you could control the amount of alarms that you got from that point. So, uh, again it's, it's still, it's just touching the, uh, the, you know, the top of the iceberg because a sky founding of course was the, the industry leader. I mean they basically defined analytics to us. Well, no, it's cool. We can, I've got a question where I think we might have a new vocab word here and I wonder if you've heard of this before. No, no, no, no, no, no. Alarm fatigue has the first time I heard that if you heard the term alarm fatigue before, actually I have this, but I heard it said in that perspective, that context. But you're right, I mean, so I think Brent is coach and he's got his first new phrase, alarm fatigue. Okay. We're, we're going to give you a nickname or get you a tee shirt. It'd be Brent Burroughs alarm fatigue. So I did write that down though. So that's a great one brand. I like that a lot. So bread for our integrators out there who may be, have not gotten into analytics or you know, Skype specifically sky foundry, um, kind of walk them through. I mean, how difficult is it? Is it to get started with it because know there are a lot of integrators, outdated, heard of analytics and maybe you know, think they can do it or don't think they can do it, but what do they need to know? If you're just starting to scratch your ears, assistant center grader and you haven't worked with analytics, sort of walk them through it. Uh, so obviously, you know, um, like the sky spark, um, sky spark software, you know, like anything else, uh, to be able to sell it, you know, you have to get signed up with a distributor, all that. Um, so, you know, first need to find somebody that can not distribute it. And it's really important, you know, when you're kind of going into a new software, I believe this with anything, is to make sure that you've got a good support channel. Um, you know, like in between you and then, you know, and sky foundry, which I'll say for sky foundry, their online database of like help, documentation, everything. It's phenomenal. Um, I have used that a ton. It'll actually basically walk you through setting up site, uh, comes with a great demo site so you can look at how everything's set up and then, you know, reverse engineer. Cause you know, as a, as a systems integrator or you know, anything else, it's, it's similar. You know, it's, it's just like physically, you know, kinda like building an engine or something. How do you really figure out how an engine works? Well, take one apart and put it back together and you're going to have a good idea of what those components do, where they go and everything. Same thing applies to the software. So, uh, getting started there. Go ahead. Eric Stromquist: No, that's a good analogy. And you know, and I think that's where you're talking about the division of labor and, and the, and the support structure, you know, some of the, some of the great products. And so the great applications that have failed, uh, did so not because it wasn't a great application is because people didn't take to it well, they didn't have a support structure, he didn't have that engaging support that you're talking about. And some of these new people, new products and solutions we see coming in, especially in North America, you know, the, the contracting mentality as they wanted so they can understand it and they want to be able to do that physically create an analogy. So this is how you put it together and it's how you take apart and by the time you do that, you know, the steps are all procedural and the methodologies very consistent and then you get really good at it. I think the, the commitment, this guy foundry is significant, but once you get there, you've got it's money well spent and you just, it's a gold mine, right? Can, it will listen and Brent, this is a, that a, you're going to probably have to do with Aaron Gorka called stable datum, right? Because we, as we're assuming that our entire audience listening to the show right now understand what Skype boundary disguised park is. So Kenny, if you don't mind, would you just give our audience just a quick overview of what it is because I think people have heard of analytics, they've heard of data, but they may or may not have heard of skies park. Uh, if they don't listen on a regular basis. Kenny, let's give our audience a little stable datum on exactly what guys foundry isn't what sky's parks are. Ken Smyers: All right. Well, you know, I would recommend everybody to Google or not Google, but to come to our website control to trends. And then just to take a look at John Patsy or look at sky found in there because we have multiple videos of John explaining it, what it is through interviews or whatever. But essentially the synopsis, The Sky Spark is an open analytic platform from sky foundry that automatically analyzes building data from sensors, automation systems, meters and other smart devices to provide useful building insights, sky spark insights, help facility managers, building owners and business managers identify trends, issues, faults, correlations. And opportunities for cost reductions and building improvements. Uh, and then also the, the, the growth of it. You know, so we were asking about, you know, who wants it and how is it implemented? And it comes from all different dimensions. It doesn't come from consistently the COO or the CTO or you know, a smart building owner. It comes from people that have problems that need them fix. So just give me an idea. There's more than 10,000 facilities around the globe that are using sky spark right now. They analyze buildings, data over 650 million square feet of buildings. Imagine that. Then they went over a billion. And by the way, that's further on, but commercial buildings, apartment buildings, apartment complexes, hotels, resorts, data centers, industrial facilities, educational campuses, government buildings, large multi-use retail spaces and other large complex facilities. But if you remember the one crazy thing about it is we start small with one building using the sky, spark and sky foundry or analytics, you know, because there'll be other versions of analytics. But in order to get to the smart cities, you've got to start small. It's a modular thing. So you'd go from one building building. Exactly. But this whole thing crescendos into a smart city where you're, everybody is getting that data there knowing that usages and aren't in and we're occupancies are they knowing when they have about, you know? Right, right. And I think, you know, again, John Petze used to be president of tritium, one of the brightest guys on the planet. Great Drummer too. Buddy rich has nothing on John Petze. But uh, you know, we only all went sky spark first came out or sky founder first came out. It was kind of cost prohibitive almost just simply because to connect the data points together really required somebody to go in and link this to this, to this, to this, to this. But that's all changed now. It's gotten super formed. Super, Super Price Competitive Kenny because of drum roll. HAYSTACK CONNECT. I tried to download, try new vocab words. I need another cup of coffee. That's a good one buddy. I know you want to do that. And Yeah, because again, we're trying to promote project haystack to the best of her abilities and really get the community excited about it. But I think we're getting other people excited about it. I think there's people that are learning outside of the HVC, bas industry that understand that haystack tagging. For instance, we had Samsung, uh, from, uh, the smart car. Don't trick me again here. Most of name again, can we need first and last name for try again? Go, go, go, go, go, go to the Control Trent website, highlight her name and then have Google pronounced that JMC futurist, right when, anyhow, she took the, the haystack tagging to heart and talk. It was an, you know, it's, it's just absolutely vital to eliminate all the friction and bring down to two. We're belongs as quickly as possible. There should be cooperative. You ready for an analogy? Haystack tagging is to sky foundry every other analytics or control system as gasoline is to a car. What do you, what do you think about how, how bad is like, you know, uh, I mean, you know, and not another analogy. I think one of the great things about having haystack, it's, it's basically this organization that says, yes, you know, hey guys, instead of re reinventing the wheel, here you go, we're going to give you the tools or instead of making all your own custom stuff, here's the tools to do it. You know, it'd be kind of like every kind of like, you know, I guess it's, you know, not using haystack tagging. I feel like doing your analytics to standardize it. It's kind of like going back to the, you know, Dark Ages or the prehistoric times of, you know, where you just have different tribes and they have like all their own forms of communication. Like, you know, I don't, most marriages, well, you know what I do, I think that's going to, that's going to work there because if you hear John pets he talking about, he actually gets mad, he'll, he'll start out real calm and mellow and hills. He'll start saying, but, uh, his patients in the industry I think is waning because it's a choice. And you know, again, a lot of people have, you know, big legacy investments and they've got, you know, look at corporations are run and, and they, they really truly have to control the rate of adoption and, and, and is it his money comes it. I mean we had the guy from Sweden tell us, you know, all these things could have been fixed many, many, many years ago if there wasn't a, you know, an economic reason not to do it. So brand have an economic reason to get them right. Now where I am, Brent needs to know this, cause I know your listener brown button it Kenny. This is the part of the show where we come up with are conspiracy theories. Okay. Okay. No, no, no, no, no. And I want to do something right now too. It's certain, Huh? Jam Fee. So that's not sued. Sud h a JMT j a m t h e. Dot. The Jaffe. Right. This Suda Hey, you know what I practice, come on. Say it. And you know what? I'm going to sit on this one because I, I haven't had a chance to write it down and sanded it out. But I think this is like a good idea for like a new bit. Eric Stromquist: You should do Kenny Kenny's words a week and put a word down and then have them like phonetically sounded. I know Kenny. No, no, we got one of this when Kenny's word of the week. Shaef Chase, rub your face with a scarf or something and you scraped, I think he's in a different context today, which is like the data was shaved off of the sound. No, it was to do with the wheat and, and the other stuff. Boys in the shaft, not the shape. You're not going here. Let's get back to those two words are a little too close. Well, you know what I think so. I have a lot of those. So look at that. That's a good sign. That means that your brain's working. Okay, so let's get back to Brent. Meanwhile, back to Brent. So Brent, again speaking to integrators out there that maybe haven't taken the punch to do an analytics and his specific way sky founder, you sort of walk them through the steps, you know, they can call Ken or Eric, that should be your distributor., STROMQUIST.COM And after you get with your distributor, what happens next? So after you get with your distributor, uh, hopefully they can set you up on SKY FOUNDRY Um, so you can get into the resources you can access. Um, it's pretty cool once you get everything set up. Um, sky spark actually has a demo and all you have to do is just pretty much upload the demo and then you can go through all the steps, all the steps they give you online. Brent Burrows: They give you like a five part, um, kind of do it yourself. Um, you know, set up the data points and you know, add the equipment, add the points, add the tags, go, go view the data and do everything. So you get practice, like kind of like we talked about putting something together. So you get practice doing that and then you start going, all right, I can see this, I can see how this will work. Uh, and then after you do that, you're going to want to go to one of the sky's spark, uh, analytics, uh, classes. Typically I think it's like a two or a three day class. Um, they get you all set up on there. After that you are going to be able to, uh, to sell the product and uh, and really do it. Um, and one of the cool things is, is basically, you know, if I had to like look at it and you know, just look at, you know, your customer set and figure out 10 rules, figure out 10 things that you want to look for. You know, the last thing you want to do is be like, oh, I got to come out with, you know, 500 something rules or I've got to figure out how much, you know, k w port per square foot. You know, when people, uh, you know, have a Dell computer or laptop in there, it's like, okay, just, just kind of back it off. Keep it simple to start, like one of the biggest ones, uh, that, that I see and you know, I see it around Atlanta a lot. You've got these, um, these old [inaudible] use that still have to use pneumatic a pneumatic actuators. So, and you'll see that and you'll see, you know, you'll use a DDC controller, goes to a, uh, goes to a transducer and then that sends the air pressure pneumatic actuator and you know, it, they've, they have it that way because the cost to retrofit one of those, as you know, it's like four hours and you know, maybe like a $340 part, you guys posted something a long time ago and I think strong Quist offered a retrofit part. It's for those, uh, to basically take that internal damper and then change it over to, you know, have an external, yeah, it was, it was trying, I wasn't sure if we were mentioning manufacturers or anything. So I remember that then. And we'll, you know, we saw a lot of that too. Yeah, that was a, that was an excellent demo and I'm very successful to do, to kind of move things on. I don't know. Hang on real quick. I can't, if you don't mind. There's one other thing I wanted to sort of bring around because Brent, I think it was brilliant. You know all the rules come up with 10 you can, you can come up with, so for example, for our property management people out there, you got building a and it is using 50,000 kw per month. You've got building B, it's using 25,000 kw month and you've got building c, which is just in 150,000 kw a month. Which one is most energy efficient? One uses the most energy. Well and you do that, that's easy. But you know, basically it, you can Kinda, you can organize the data because you know, what if one is a single story building, how many square foot, how many people are occupied. So you, and part of the reason I brought that up was you used the term earlier, which for our owners out there who might not think this was, I didn't think this way, it was explained to me part of what Brent's companies able to normalize your data because oddly enough, the small, the one with the least amount you spend the amount of money on might be the most energy efficient, the one that you're spending the most on because this maybe 10 times bigger might be your most energy efficient. So unless you can normalize it. Eric Stromquist: And what I mean by normalizes taking random data points or data points, bringing them together and setting their criteria like square foot footage, occupancy times a number of people and that, so that's a big part of us gotta be one of the first ones that you guys would go for. I would take if you have multiple facilities. Right. So, um, so I'll go, I'll go back. It was just kind of that the brief example with the damper, and I know I was kind of explained some technical stuff on it, but it's, you know, like a real real simple rule is like, you know, and you can compare it, you know, how many VAVs PKI use, things like that. Kind of like you're talking about. But you know, the big ones that you can see, you know, a Vav is it open at 100% not satisfying the CFM. Brent Burrows: So either we've got mechanical problem, we've got a design problem, you know, somewhere in the chain. And also the biggest thing, one of the things I see the most money wasted on, like with that particular style of box is this thing has electric heat strips in it. So electric heat, huge energy user. I mean just unbelievable. So it's got the heat going, right? Trying to satisfy the space and you've got a bad damper bladder and there that's not in 600 800 cfm through. So I'm simultaneously heating and cooling space. I'm basically dehumidifying your space when you get to pay for it. As long as this thing has occupied and you know, put that over a 15 story building and let that happen, you know, uh, on a cup on each floor. And just remember that the first real calm I become, and you've met right? You know, Smith and he said that, uh, their biggest, um, why I got this one. Can I do this one? Okay. You just cause I don't, I normally don't know much about, I do know this. So Brandon, Darryl Smith, random Microsoft campus back when Kenny and I first met him, and this is the best example of alarm first as rules base did I ever heard. And what Daryl was saying was a, this huge campus, huge, huge energy bills. They never got an alarm because the Microsoft campus was the most comfortable campus. You could be anywhere. All those buildings were comfortable. They put in a program similar to sky's bar and they realize the reason their energy was so high and the reason nobody complained about the temperature was that their heating and cooling ran at the same time to maintain temperature. They had no idea that was happening until they put the analytics package. And so then what happened, consequently, after that was, uh, you know, they fixed that problem. They started getting a lot of alarms and Bill Gates got mad at Darryl Smith. So there you have it. You have anything you want to add to that, Kenny? I'm sorry. No, no, no. It was, it was the whole thing we said to you, you know, some of the things that they were saying is the valve of the heating valve was clogged, blocked, open, you know, it wasn't Seton properties. So then it was leaving too much heat into the space and an air conditioning or the, you know, Viv is letting, calling in. So the bottom line was that you could have no, uh, alarms are no complaints that nobody's complained about the temperature of being too hot, too cold, but that's not necessarily a good thing. So what they started to analyze, uh, was if the state changes doesn't change over a certain period of time, that there's reason for concern, something that should be going up and down based on different, uh, the different, uh, aspects of the building, different times of day, different whatever. But nothing should stay the same. No temperatures and stayed 72 for longer than maybe like 60 minutes. And if it does, that'd be one of the rules we'd say somebody needs to look at it probably got, you know, something's going on there that you said requires some investigation. But um, I am, I'm a little bit concerned that we're, we're going to get the time, uh, isn't slip away so we should throw in some of these posts so that they get more friends. Comments on your bread. Eric Stromquist: This is part of the audition here. Now we're going to go through some post of the week and you got to make it yet like really astute comments about them. Okay. I don't want to suppress them cause you know, you're, you're a systems integrator and you bring like a different perspective. Absolutely. Is this relevant to your world or not? You know, what's one posts you want to talk about? For now, we'll just go kind of lighthearted cause uh, you know, again, the two and you know, nuggets to take away into some of this has kind of superficial stuff with like the next post you want to talk about and get Brent's comments on is the, the new facility manager might be a robot. Uh, and how will artificial intelligence affect your building? We know from Ken Sinclair that artificial intelligence is common. It's a real thing, how quickly they adoption rate's going to be and whatever. Or is it happening with or without our knowledge? Uh, and he calls it automated, intelligent, not intelligence, artificial intelligence. So the question would ask you there is that you, do you think that artificial intelligence has a foothold already? Uh, w what's the adoption rate with your end of the world or your from your perspective? Um, Brent Burrows: so, uh, in, in terms of, of running buildings right now where we're at and you know, Atlanta, Georgia, um, I haven't seen a whole lot of artificial intelligence in a, and the particulars particular areas where at, um, obviously that's the way am, I mean every, everything's moving that way, you know, whether we still really haven't seen a whole ton of, you know, a voice stuff come in to, you know, the building automation world. So I feel like you're going to see that come in and then you're going to see AI. But that's kind of the analytics thing too, is, you know, and we were talking about earlier, you know, it used to be you'd pay somebody to monitor this and they would watch it and now you have a computer that's doing it, you know, a, a program that that just looks at. It looks at rules, it compares the data, and then it gives you an outcome. So go ahead. So based on how you define artificial intelligence, in many cases, some of it's already there, it's just not called artificial intelligence. God was charging two grand a month to technical data. I mean he's already been replaced by a robot. Right. Which is a shame. That'd be a sweet deal. So Eric, uh, so I got it said Jan, Jan. Okay. Now, so the next, the Kenny, he's like, it's not jam. J A M is Shanthi. It's a softer version. Okay. So if we're doing artificial intelligence, let's take this thing to the next level. And we had this very intelligent futurist and she is the real McCoy. She is internationally, globally recognized for her, her understanding and divisions that are coming. You know what our world is going to look like in five 10 15 years. But she did this thing on smart buildings and powering smart buildings, smart cars and the whole idea of sustainable building, sustainable energy cars that are driving and they're basically collect the energy, putting in a battery. The car gets to the building that it works, it's parked at and plugs in and instead of the building powering the car up again, cars powering the building up in an emergency situation that you could really exploit this cause it's just moving energy. You know, cars are literally collect the energy and then moving them to where they needed nick actually plug into a building. Um, not, not that we're going to see this anytime soon, but what do you think that, uh, the Atlanta metropolitan area is that, is that kind of technology receptive? You see that? I know that a, with Eric, with your smart car, you're a customer, your test, the, one of your biggest issues at first was the charging stations. They could be busy, it might not be available, but you know, it was, it was trying that new technology. Does it fit, do you see us moving a year end of the world there, uh, Brent taking, adopting that kind of technology or is it kind of an out there kind of like, I dunno, I'm sure had you asked the question, you know, 20 or 30 years I had like, had you asked when maybe Eric and my dad were working together a little bit, like, you know, hey, where are you thinking we're going to be in 30 years with us in buildings? It's like snack. I'd be met that it's not going to matter. All our cars going to be flying around anyway. It's kind of local conceptions out there. Oh, we'll get to your point. I mean, I look at this thing every day and I'm all, I marvel over the iPhone every day because I just, I can't get over it. Cause my wife's German, she talks to her sister's like we're talking, you know, across the street. And it doesn't cost a dime. They used to be my third biggest expense. You know, we had mortgage, car and then phone. Right. Well, you know, Kenny, I had been on my, I'm like, rephrase the question a little bit because you know, I think the car was just sort of an example of the fact that you could use a battery to power building and Nissan actually did with their corporate headquarter and a suit. The JMT talks a lot about, uh, about the fact that you can now contribute to the grid and said you're just drawing off the grid. And I think a more Germane sort of, uh, uh, question might be do see a day where maybe Ken Smyers: the batteries are powering the buildings. Um, yeah, I mean, you know, tech technology continues to evolve and to just things that you just never thought were possible. Kind of like, you know, like the analogy there of a, you know, thinking about a battery charging and building. I mean, you know, absolutely. It's possible. What, you know, what Ken just talked about, you know, with that right there, I'm sure you guys saw him back in the, uh, you know, maybe even the 80s, the early nineties. Like what are the first cell phones look like? Where did the first computers, they'll quite white mainframes hold clinic rooms and now this is more powerful than the first computer mainframe huge rooms that were created. I'm really glad you cleaned that up for me cause I'm not, hang on, hang on. I'm not done yet. I've got a Mike, my conspiracy theory and then you can come back to you Ken. So I have a conspiracy theory cat because Brent, you know, you guys hard Johnson controls is wanting the lines you handles was Honeywell on this tech Johnson controls is one of the largest car battery or manufacturers in the world. Okay. So you start thinking about that and then you put into the fact that Tesla developed something called the power wall, right in California. What that because you know, you could have the solar energy coming in but you pretty much had to use it or lose it. What the power wall, you were able to store it. Okay. So I think Johnson and Tesla are getting together right now. I think what's going to happen is you're going to have solar panels on the building. There's going to come down to some sort of a power wall that will hold the charge, that will charge the battery and then the battery will charge the building. Well Eric, to your point, I think, uh, I'm glad you did it cause I was thinking the same thing. We know that Johnson controls made a major investment and batteries. And one of the scenarios we saw Brent was really cool was that, you know, uh, with a DC AC wars mobile. Derek and I used to cover the Westinghouse versus Tesla and how, uh, it was a power station thing who could transmit the power of the further Stacy one but DC. Now it's coming back in. And many people were saying, why are we taking power, making it a scene and converting it back to DC inside of a building since every something inside of the buildings operating on DC. What about we put a big battery in the basement in, you know, some mechanical room or whatever and we power it up. And from there we power the entire building with 24 volts DC. Ken Smyers: And then you have power over ethernet and we have all these really incredible ideas. But so to your point, and I agree with you 100%, it's not, it's just a matter of when we get the opportunity to deploy these technologies are here. It's just, it's in the economic constriction. It says the economic, you know, friction, you gotta, you gotta make money and people have to transition from one technology to the other. But it doesn't mean it's not going to have, it's just the question of when. Right. So I, you know, it's really interesting to about, um, you know, buildings doing that. Obviously it'd be much easier, you know, as with anything, um, you know, if you're building a brand new building to be able to Spec that stuff and then absorb it into the cost of, you know, of doing the building as opposed to looking at a building that has everything that has ac powered, whether, you know, lighting, HPAC equipment, you know, literally everything and being like, all right, we're going to rip all this stuff out and then we're going to put all of this and, and it's going to cost you, you know, x and whoever owns the building or she come managers of the building, it's like, no, we're not. It's a great point, Brent and know that my father in law lives in New Mexico, right? And they used to subsidize solar panels, but then the electric company, conspiracy theory started, you know, not making as much money so they don't subsidize any more. So now it's cost prohibitive to do it. But I tell you what, I think, uh, I want to get back to Ed Tech and your dad a little bit because your dad is when I got to be kidding me, your dad is one of the brightest businessmen know. And when your dad would say is, if you want to have heard him say this over the years, you want to paint it blue, I'll paint it blue. You want to back you on a battery power building, not give you a battery painted battery power building. Right. So, uh, uh, and I, and I think at the end of the day, it's, this is, you know, a lot of conjecture on our part. It's fun to talk about, but at the end of the day, uh, what's going to make the most sense for the owners is what they're going to do. Yeah. My favorite ones are listen to the Paul Oswald and listen to, uh, George Thomas from contemporary controls. The, these guys are the more senior faculty in our, in our industry and they say, you know, we keep talking about this absolutely wowed off the wall technology when we still don't fix belts and we still don't do it. Most primordial maintenance you need, uh, you know, and keeping the motors running and stuff like that. So I think what you have to do is you have to keep one foot on its tectonics. It's moving and shifting when it applied. Yeah. Plate tectonics. There we go. Brent and we still have a vocabulary from you yet. What have we done? We got it. Tig. Hold on. Protect. Yes. Right. I'm sorry I got circled them when you said that. I will give you credit when I like something that somebody says something cool, I write it down and at the end of it when we have to write the show notes up or whatever, I can run through all these little circles, nuggets there and alarm fatigue is circled. We're going to, we're going to take this thing into a macro level again, and we're going to shift gears and just security, cybersecurity. We're going to go into your version of cybersecurity. How often you bump into it, what does it, what does it scare you to death or you got to, you got a handle on it. What's, what's going on from your perspective? Brent Burrows: Um, you know, cyber security, obviously you now have extremely important, I would say as important as, uh, eh, as anything you're, you're really doing in a building, you know, as long as you know you're not, when you're putting in controls, you're not just absolutely wrecking the equipment. What's the, the other thing, keeping, you know, unauthorized people from entering your site? Um, if you can isolate it. That, and that's the biggest thing was cybersecurity, uh, that I'm kind of saying, um, from our end is things need to be isolated. Um, so like you really do, you need to have like, you know, for your h Vac, building automation, security access, all that stuff. Um, like to isolate it if you can on, on separate networks. I mean, you know, you don't have to look far, uh, with different, you know, cybersecurity issues and large retailers, whether it's through, you know, the credit card scanners or you know, however these hackers get in to access, you know, a bunch of people's personal data at places. Like it's just kinda like, holy crap. I thought that was a very unimportant, this thing just turns the lights on, turns the lights off and now they've got access to, you know, social security numbers of all the data that we're keeping over here. So, um, there's some really cool products out there. I'm like, you know, one that y'all rep, uh, that, uh, yeah, that, that's it. I really liked that. Um, you want to talk about security like that is that, that is the deal. Um, the, the ease access is, you know, not as much like, you know, you can't just start grabbing a bunch of random devices and, and doing it. There's got to be a little bit more prep work, but you want to talk about secure and a and manage like dad is awesome. So it's not that expensive dye tee people. Cause I guess a part of the question would be are you running it up when you put a system or the it people now more concerned or they come, do you say you're going to try to what to my network or I know you guys work on a different sort of size building and stuff like that, but uh, yeah, uh, I actually had a meeting with a, with a 19 manager, um, just just recently within the last couple of weeks. And he was wanting to know like a, you know, what are you going to do or how does this need to be set up and everything like that. And uh, it's, it, it's a good conversation to be able to have with them in person. Like don't try and pass it off to someone else that isn't going to be working on the technical side because it's just that then things get misinterpreted and people get defensive. You're not putting this on my network and all this, you know, it turns into like a little peon contest when you don't need it. It's just, you know, a good conversation to have. And that's one of the things Tridium does a good job with is, you know, they have a, they've got it out there. I'm not sure what the most updated version is, but it's called the hardening guide, which, uh, um, basically goes through and it'll tell you how to most securely set up your system. And if you can go through that with an eye with, you know, manager or, or whoever, then everybody can be comfortable. All the data can all be out there. And then, you know, you make sure that you're putting in the most secure option. You know, so ironic you said that because I sent that to somebody this morning. Um, the issues were on the audit trails and about, you know, uh, who gets into the system and then when I have as the Niagara for hardening, it's from six 28, 2018. So I'm sure there's one, uh, more recent than that, but you're exactly right. It's, uh, I think it's a 48 page document. Let's see. Yeah. And it really goes deep dives into a 42 pages. So, um, but what we have, uh, for, for the controlled trans community is we have a responsibility to keep, keep cybersecurity as a concurrent trend is the top trend. We post the NIST released in ist and they give us, you know, the checklists and take people on an individual level and organizational level, uh, you know, a corporate level and then a city level. Ken Smyers: So we have two posts that I just want to bring them up real quick. One is the, a Schneider electric has a cybersecurity, a Webinar you can sign up for and it has a, a lot of great information. And then two, for the people that are really in the business dot have deep, we have a smart and secure city, the community challenge expo and Washington DC July 10th and 12th. And it's about security. Cybersecurity on a, on a macro level. So, and ist the US Department of Homeland Security and sciences, the technology, are they basically the sponsors of it? It's a free registration is free, but you have to preregister it's required for attendance. You can't just walk in there online and we have a hot button to it. But so cybersecurity is, you're right. So Brent, Brent, you just hit three correct answers in a row. So we're going to over and cybersecurity is one. It's as important as anything else. We're, we're, we're, we're, we're, we're, we're working with now if we have to have a responsibility, we have to own that responsibility and learn about it. We don't necessarily have the solution for it, but we can be part of the solution or part of the problem. Well said. Well said. Well, listen, dude, uh, let's, let's talk about a couple more things. A couple of other vets and then we're probably going to need to hop off here. But, uh, where Brent, you gotta talk to your dad about this cause you want to go to this conference? Edi. Oh, easy. Easy. I know they call it easy time. What are the dates on these? Okay, you want to go to Amsterdam with this bra? Yes. Sounds great. Yes we do. It's, it's May 17th through the 19th, and it's going to be in Amsterdam and it's going to be an extraordinary event. We're taking the lid off this thing now because, uh, there's, um, the importance of it is growing. Uh, what ECI is doing is they're going to really walk us through the roadmap and they'd been the innovators. It'd probably been the strongest leading innovator company of all the recent companies for just the, the ability to get things done quickly. Put an FSL server size to controller inside of a regular, you know, fit the build of a, of a know basically a controller that it's core for core processors, quad core processors and, and, and it just sort of new paradigm as shaking all the other vendors in there. You're doing something incredible now. They're kind of, they were going to reduce it. They're going to get fs 20. So it's going to use smaller compact is you had the same from inability. It's just cost less money. And so they do the wireless thing. So they've got the FTO for coming out and all those things. Clever and amazing thing. Lim who in charge came up with some very, very interesting things. Eric Stromquist: No, Kenny, you're, you're, you're so right about the technology. But listen, let's focus on the event itself because these guys know how to throw a party where up go to Europe. Okay. And write it off on your taxes. These guys, you'll learn stuff. But man, we've been to all the major soccer stadiums. I made these guys know how to throw a party. It is the best time you'll have. You'll learn a lot. You meet integrators from all around the world now Kenny, Brett and I are going to be there. Maybe Aaron Gorka even show up if he gets out of bed long enough to see what's going on here. But uh, but so that's going on. We've got that. We got real calm. Be Con coming up Kenny in Nashville, Tennessee and then we've got the Afore mentioned a HAYSTAK CONNECT. Hey look, get started. We got to start at the beginning here. We got national [inaudible] you got, what do you mean? We have to start at the beginning to see that much 26 this week we got a major event down in Baltimore. And anybody close to that, you go to it. It's one of the best, uh, you know, uh, in, in our, each department of the country and is great to network and get great training. Uh, it's start, just wait, we have controls con coming up May 2nd through the fourth up there in Detroit. And I'll tell you why that's another one. We have a discount code putting in control trends when you registered. Then we go to project haystack. Okay. May 17th and 18th. I'm sorry. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. May I have, we just had the post up so, uh, that's on the side. You can go to the site and check it out, but I'm just with my, my, my emphasis is on bang, Bang, Bang. But the, uh, it's gonna be uh, uh, a resort area too. That's extraordinary. Anyhow, you're right, it's at the Paradise Island, Paradise Island. And uh, it's May 13th through the 15th. I ride right before we go to go to Holland. But it last but not least, June 11th through the 14th real calm. I be con that's going to be in Nashville, Tennessee. And we also have a controls trans code coming from Jim Young and the, excuse me, Howard Berger and Lisa, which too. So we're excited about it because we're starting as a pivot point for this, this incredible information. Obviously people can't make it to all of them, but that's where you need to do your homework. If you're an integrator and you're learning about this stuff, uh, you know, you might want to go to a haystack because you can start using that template. If you're, you're into the integration and you want to work with the latest and greatest set of tools, do you need to get the easy Ios Global World Conference? You get the additional benefit of some travel and they do have a spectacular today program. Uh, and then if you're in the real estate business and you're servicing people that make the need to know how they can make a smarter, more intelligent, more connected building, then you need to go to real calm. So hang on. There's one more county. Hmm. Very well done. That was nicely done. Okay. Very succinct to the point. I love it. Now, if you need an integrator to put all this great technology and we know a pretty good one in Atlanta on name Entech Brett, tell us how people get hold of Edtech and, and some of the things you guys do, Brent Burrows: uh, to get ahold of Entek.com. Uh, you know, go to our website, all the contact information, um, or call Eric and he'll get you over to us. Um, but, uh, but what we do is we try to offer, you know, an an all in one solution. You know, we'd like to thank you. Now we'll do a little bit of everything. What we'll do. Anything that you let us do, you know, Kinda like you said before, you want me to paint it green, I'll paint it green. Yeah. Um, so, uh, so, you know, we do a, the HPAC controls, uh, cardax card access, integrating those systems together. Uh, and then the mechanical HPAC, uh, you know, do all that systems analytics. Um, you know, we try and be, you know, either an all in one solution or if, you know, take one. No, extremely happy with your mechanical company. We'd love to do your controls, vice versa. Eric Stromquist: Well, the other thing too, Brent and I want to bring up your dad and your company has and more national account work. So if you're a big box or even a little box retailer that has multiple locations across the United States, your dad's been doing that for the last 40 years with major accounts. So, you know, a lot of times people that they like assist and they want something put in and uh, uh, I'm going to tell us about your dad before we go. You'll like this canning, uh, all across the country. So you guys do national accounts as well and do a great job with that. So here's the story. How many of you know who doctor Laura is? I don't. Oh Gosh. He had to talk to her. She was like a battle ax. It's like, you know, you've got to be tough. You've got to do this and you, you know kind of like a doctor Phil on steroids, although Dr Phils Kinda cuter and she is but uh anyway your dad is doing a borders bookstore and doctor Laura is, they're doing a book signing and your dad's up on a ladder working, not working on the Vav box and all of a sudden he hears this voice, hey come over here and move these books and he kind of looks down and goes, who's doctor Laura or she's asking me to go do some stuff. So I just waved at her and went right back up and just anyone you ever get a chance to talk to branch dad had worlds, one of the funniest guys and then she wanted the best story tellers rent. Man, thank you so much for being on the show this week. Very excited about what you and Erin, you're going to come up with a herons. Episode seven is up on control, a controlled product. I'm going to see control controlled fence.com was a great episode and I guess starting at episode eight will probably be you and him working together. So excited about that and they controlled trans community is lucky to have you on board, so thank you for doing this. Yeah, absolutely. Thanks for having me looking forward. All right, so now, now I know you normally listen to the podcast so we got to practice this outro, Ken Smyers: two more things real quick. I'm sorry this is part of the show. Okay, go ahead. Well anyhow, uh, we do have a shout out. We want to shout out to Bill Schafer. He commented on the Scott Cochrane, um, article that we posted in Scott's comments and the, you know, just to give you an idea of the flavor and the interesting inputs we get controlled transits that I've read Scott Cochrane's article on automated buildings. I've been involved in a couple of projects with temporary networks were necessary. So I found Stanford solution. Interesting. Your article left me with a couple of questions and thoughts about using Ip controllers versus MSTP controllers and how vendors in it departments handle them. And so we have, uh, an opportunity for we forward that to Scott for a response, but we invite all our control trans community to please, these are the kinds of conversations and dialogues we'd love to have because everybody benefits from it. You might get your own little answer. Uh, you know, you might get your own private answer or young interest answer, uh, responded to, but we all benefit from it. And then last but not least, I want to compliment Eric Strom quest, who's the most hardest working creative, innovative social media guy out there? Eric, he put up four youtube videos. Tell us, tell us about each one real quick. One minute or less on each one of them. Eric Stromquist: Why? Can't really remember all. But as we said on the show last week, we get content up quicker on the youtube channel. So Brent, I don't know about you, but you know how long, a lot from youtube. So we get a lot of questions. Like, for example, we have one on, what's the difference between two way and three way valves, which a ghuy like you knows , but we created a video for that. Uh, and so we are going to be putting more and more HVAC TECH TRAING VIDEOS on our YOUTUBE CHANNEL. Youtube content up here. So please subscribe to the channel. New Speaker: stromquist.com dmsconytrols.com ent https://kit.com/ControlTrends/gear-we-use-to-shoot-the-show https://kit.com/ControlTrends/books-we-recommened

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We are just back from the 2016 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium in DC and it was a blast. We talked with hundreds of therapists who are interested in doing online counseling – but they have A LOT of concerns and questions. And they should! There is much to consider. So I thought we should bring in a legal expert to answer some of the questions that I got over and over again at the Symposium. So why not get an attorney who is ALSO a counselor?! I found him: his name is Eric Strom and he is a former Navy man who is in active private practice now and also an attorney – providing “Legal Services to Mental Health Professionals”. Today – we answer all the questions that are holding us back – online counseling across state lines and in another state where the therapist is not licensed. Counseling internationally. How do you check what each state says? HIPAA and how it applies to skype, facetime, etc – and what changes may actually be coming to those platforms. Ethics. Law. Clinical concerns – we talked about it all. This may be one of the most valuable podcasts we have ever done and goes and in hand with our great interview with Roy Huggins. And – you get to learn about his new project – Counsel Chat. Hope you enjoy! www.strom-consulting.com www.counselchat.com

Part one of a three part series on dyeing fiber.  Listen in as I explore the saran wrap method of putting color on just part of your fiber.  Shown here in the photo is a Cotswold roving, gray in color with russet and purple dyes applied with the method. And since dyeing is of course all about color, today's music has the theme of color.  The music is from the Podsafe Music network and includes these musicians: Eric Strom with Oh the Colors Marie Crehan with the hauntingly lovely Orange & blue A thank you to these musicians for sharing these songs for podcasters, if you loved the music, please check out their other songs and support them.  

Actor-network-theory (or ANT) posits that the world is made up of forces, given physical form–it’s actually more complicated than it sounds. I gave a brief and inadequate explanation of how this theory applies to creative writing. (All brief explanations of actor-network-theory are misleading.) A better explanation of the particular point in ANT that I referenced is given in “Unscrewing the Big Leviathan,” a paper by ANT theorists Michel Callon and Bruno Latour. If you want to learn more about ANT, you can visit the Actor Network Resource. Tales for the Perfect Child is by Florence Parry Heide, with illustrations by Victoria Chess. Right now it is on sale on Amazon for a dollar or so. It is definitely worth the shipping costs, as it is a very light little book. Charmed Life is by Diana Wynne Jones, one of my favorite authors. She is no relation of Tim Wynne-Jones. You can buy fitting shell patterns from the major pattern makers, such as Vogue (the last two patterns on the page). Each fitting shell is customized for that company’s patterns. You may need to make other shells to give yourself baselines for working from patterns published by other companies, because their sizes may be different. Threads magazine has a library of excellent sewing tips and instructions; here is an article on fitting shells, also known as slopers. Here is another that briefly describes ease, and another really helpful one on evaluating the quality of a given pattern. It is about sewing, but has good ideas for a knitter to think about. Want to know how to measure yourself accurately? You may need a friend to help get the hard-to-reach measurements. This Threads article shows you how. Find out about darts! The VogueKnitting article on fitting is by Lily M. Chin, and came out in the Spring/Summer 2008 issue, on page 40. Also see Lily Chin’s Couture Crochet Workshop: Mastering Fit, Fashion, and Finesse. Adele P. Margolis wrote Make Your Own Patterns: A Primer in Patternmaking for Those Who Like to Sew. What is a gusset? Gibbs’ wrestling move is actually a martial arts move (silly me) known as a C-step. An “Ender complex,” as I have named it, is the tendency to hit back at an aggressor as hard and as long as it takes to destroy that aggressor, so that he/she/it will not dare or be able to attack again. I named this complex after Ender Wiggins, the protagonist of the Ender series by Orson Scott Card. (Hi, Kris and family, if you’re listening.) Rat aggression can be caused by many things, including an oversupply of testosterone. Note that not all male rats or even dominant male rats are aggressive toward humans. Most of them are very sweet, very bad boys. My McGee is totally dominant, must supervise everything and eat all the good stuff first, and he is a total cuddlebunny to my husband and me. A very active, toothy cuddlebunny. He pinches and pulls the other boys’ loose skin with his teeth all the freakin’ time, but he doesn’t pinch us. The most straightforward thing to do is get the aggressive boys neutered, since mine hate being separated, even when they are in a turf war. (This is so codependent of them.) I don’t know what to do for girls. Finding an appropriate vet to do the job can be tricky because rats have different physiology “down there” than dogs, cats, and rabbits, and if the surgery is not performed correctly, your rat can leak bad stuff and get infected and suffer a lot and then die. So do your best to find a good vet. The music in this podcast is included by permission. “Jim the Toothbrush” is from Eric Strom’s Daily Song archive. The lyrics are by thscientist1 — whoever that is. Kate McDowell wrote and performed “The Princess’s Promise.” You can find more of her work at http://www.katemcdowell.com/ The Vital Might wrote and performed “The Truth.” Find more of their work at http://www.thevitalmight.com/music/

Lt. Eric Strom spent 5 years active duty in the US Marine Corps from 1999-2004. In 2009, he received his Masters in Social Work and then in 2010 began serving with the Minnesota Army National Guard as a behavioral health officer. Today, Eric works in private practice in Northern Minnesota, specializing in trauma with veterans.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/donationsWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.