SECURITY SMARTS
SERVICE DESK BASICS
PATIENT TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SUPPORT PROCESS
TOOLS & RESOURCES
100

This type of fraudulent email tries to trick you into clicking a link or sharing your login credentials.

What is phishing?

100

This team is the first point of contact for employees needing help with computer access, software issues, and other technology problems.

What is the IS Service Desk?

100

Patients log in to this Ochsner app and website to see test results, schedule appointments, and message their care team.

What is MyOchsner?

100

This step-by-step process of identifying and isolating the cause of a problem is the heart of every support call.

What is troubleshooting?

100

This searchable collection of documented fixes, troubleshooting guides, and how-to articles helps the Service Desk resolve recurring issues consistently.

What is a knowledge base?

200

This security method requires two or more verification factors, such as a password plus approval through an authenticator app.

What is multifactor authentication (MFA)?

200

This record documents a reported technology issue, tracks troubleshooting steps, and provides a reference number for follow-up.

What is a support ticket?

200

Patients can call the Patient Technical Support team for MyOchsner help on these days and hours.

What is Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.?

200

When an issue needs specialized expertise or additional access, the Service Desk uses this process to send it to the appropriate support team.

What is escalation?

200

This online site lets employees submit tickets, check ticket status, and find answers on their own.

What is the self-service portal (Open Text)?

300

Before resetting a password, the Service Desk must complete this step to confirm the caller is who they say they are.

What is identity verification?

300

Unlike an incident, which reports something broken, this type of ticket asks for something new, such as software, access, or equipment.

What is a service request?

300

A parent who wants to see their child's MyOchsner account needs this type of access.

What is proxy access?

300

With the user's permission, a technician uses this to view and control a computer without being at the user's desk.

What is remote support (remote access)?

300

This Microsoft directory service stores user accounts and is where technicians often unlock accounts and manage group memberships.

What is Active Directory?

400

Pressing Control-ALT-DELETE does this to protect your workstation when you step away.

What is locking your computer?

400

Impact and urgency are used together to determine this ticket rating, which decides how quickly an issue should be worked.

What is priority?

400

Before the "Begin Visit" button will work for a video appointment, patients must finish this online check-in step.

What is ePre-Check?

400

Clear, detailed entries describing what was checked and done on a ticket so the next technician can pick up where you left off.

What are work notes (ticket documentation)?

400

This secure connection lets employees access internal network resources while working offsite.

What is a VPN (virtual private network)?

500

Those "restart to install" pop-ups often include these fixes that close security holes, so don't keep putting them off.

What are software updates (security updates)?

500

This agreement defines expected response and resolution times for support requests.

What is a service level agreement (SLA)?

500

To confirm they're helping the right person, the team checks a patient's full name, date of birth, and these four numbers.

What are the last four digits of the Social Security number?

500

Finding this underlying reason behind repeated incidents helps prevent the same issue from happening again.

What is the root cause?

500

This type of software platform is used to log, track, route, and report on tickets across IT teams.

What is an IT service management (ITSM) system?

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