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Dillon Dental Networks - A company specializing in dental managed IT services. Keeping Your Dental Office HIPAA Compliant HIPAA for Dental Offices HIPAA is a federal law that can be difficult to understand. Dental offices are required to protect the privacy of their patients and ensure they do not release private information without consent or authorization. The first step in understanding HIPAA for dental offices is knowing what it’s about, why there are so many regulations, and how you can comply with the law. What is HIPAA in dentistry? HIPAA is a federal law that provides information privacy and security protections for health care providers. As such, HIPAA rules apply to dentists as they do to any other covered entity (CE). The dental office must safeguard PHI or Protected Health Information with administrative, technical, and physical safeguards in order to stay compliant. These days more than ever it’s important for dental offices to be up-to-date on the latest regul...

Dillon Dental Networks - A company specializing in dental managed IT services. How can cyber-attacks affect your dental office operations? Cyber Criminal Stealing Dental PHI The world has become more and more digital with each passing day. Although this is a great thing for many reasons, it also means that there are new avenues of attack for criminals to take advantage of. This includes the dental office you work at. It’s important that you’re aware of cybersecurity best practices so that your patients don’t have any information compromised or sensitive data lost due to an IT security issue in your practice. We’ll go over some common mistakes made in dental offices and how they can be prevented through better IT security measures-whether it’s making sure all employees know their passwords, disabling guest access privileges on public Wi-Fi networks, or using encryption software when emailing sensitive patient information . Dental Offices as Targets by Cyber Criminals Dental...

Dillon Dental Networks - A company specializing in dental managed IT services. How does Ransomware affect a dental practice? Ransomware What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a type of computer virus that takes your files and locks them up so you can’t access them. The price to get the data back ranges from $200-$1000, which you need to pay in Bitcoin or other Cryptocurrency. Once you pay your money, the criminals will release your data again. Cyber attackers choose to use ransomware for many reasons. It can be a lucrative way of making money from organizations that are usually willing to pay in an attempt of uninterrupted flow of business and lose consumer trust. Additionally, there is high margin potential with this criminal enterprise because cyber criminals only need minimal effort put into their work before they get maximum payout. Three common attack vectors used by these people are:  A) Phishing emails – Phishing is a popular attack vector for ransomware. This type of...

Dillon Dental Networks is a company specializing in dental managed IT services.  Our main services include dental IT remote computer services, backup disaster and recovery services, firewall installation and management, network security management, hardware sales for new computers and other devices, and HIPAA and HITECH Compliance training. Visit: https://dillondentalnetworks.com/