A weak password can bring down even the strongest of your practice’s computer security defenses. Passwords are the cornerstone of all modern computer security practices. Because of that, they are… Read more »
This past Monday, around 400 dental offices came to work to find that their data had been encrypted with ransomware. The outbreak occurred when Percsoft and the Digital Dental Record… Read more »
An IT service company can make or break a small medical practice. Computers are fully integrated into modern medicine at all levels including the small practice. Because of this, new… Read more »
Nearly every practice in the United States today uses computers in the day to day operations of their practice. Most are using some form of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software… Read more »
Among healthcare professionals, there is a lot of confusion about what is and is not considered a breach under HIPAA laws. For example, if a disclosure of Protected Health Information… Read more »
Breaches are increasing every day. Looking at the HIPAA “Wall of Shame“, we can see that most of the reported breaches are listed as a “Hacking/IT Incident”. Checking further in… Read more »
A lack of backups for any medical practice is like driving your car with no breaks. Yes, you can do it, but it would be a very dangerous thing to… Read more »
A backup system isn’t the sexiest part of IT and for most people, it’s pretty boring. We plug them in, let them run and forget about them. But medical practice… Read more »
