Practice Management

Articles

A look at some of the many ways simple mistakes can lead to costly HIPAA violations.

5 Common HIPAA Violations and How to Avoid Them

Kellie Nock is the assistant editor for Dental Products Report. She graduated from Kent State University in 2018 with a Bachelor's in Journalism. Kellie enjoys multimedia content creation with a focus on audio and video storytelling. 

Rounding up some of the cloud-based software solutions making waves in the dental industry today. 

Head in the Cloud: Dental Cloud Software Roundup

Lorne Lavine, DMD, founder and president of The Digital Dentist, has more than 30 years invested in the dental and dental technology fields. A graduate of USC, he earned his DMD from Boston University and completed his residency at the Eastman Dental Center in Rochester, N.Y. He received his specialty training at the University of Washington and went into private practice in Vermont until moving to California in 2002 to establish TDD, a company that focuses on the specialized technological and HIPAA needs of the dental community. He can be reached at drlavine@thedigitaldentists.com or 866-204-3398.

Keep your data safe by knowing exactly what type of backup your systems need and how often to do it.

Secure Your Dental Practice With Data Backup Knowledge

Dental appointment scheduling platform Reach has announced its acquisition of Front Desk DDS to expand patient service capabilities. 

Reach Acquires Front Desk DDS

Every Pacific Dental Services dental practice will be able to use these dental-medical integrated health records for a robust whole-body health experience for patients. 

Pacific Dental Services Deploys Epic Health Records System in All Dental Practices

Eric Giesecke is the Chief Executive Officer of Planet DDS.

Why patient experience is increasingly important in practicing dentistry profitably, and how new technologies are making it easier to connect with patients — and more likely they’ll keep coming back for care. 

Is Your Dental Practice Delivering What Patients Expect?

Scheduling and calling platform CallForce will assist dental practices in reaching potential, with new name Reach. 

CallForce Rebrands and Renames as Reach

This new Denticon capability from Planet DDS allows for easier patient communication and engagement while cutting down on administrative burdens. 

Planet DDS Launches New Patient Engagement Capability in Denticon

Thousands of dental offices across the U.S. and Canada can now streamline their insurance verification process using Weave’s latest addition.

Weave’s All-in-One Platform Now Includes Insurance Verification

Brett Callow is a threat analyst with Emsisoft, a New Zealand–based end point protection company. Emsisoft helps organizations recover from ransomware attacks and has responded to some of the most high-profile incidents of recent years.

Meredith Griffanti is a senior managing director in the strategic communications segment at FTI Consulting and is based in New York, New York. She is an award-winning crisis communications and cybersecurity public relations professional and leads the firm’s cybersecurity and data privacy communications practice, specializing in complex cybersecurity attacks and data privacy investigations. She provides communications counsel to clients on both cybersecurity preparedness and incident response matters involving personally identifiable information, protected health information, internet protocol, and other sensitive data across a wide range of industries.

Be aware of the strategies needed to strengthen network security at your dental practice and reduce the risk of a ransomware infection.

Front Office