Unfortunately, it seems to be a common theme in the dental industry that it’s becoming harder and harder to grow your income the traditional way. Reimbursements seem to be trending down while competition is increasing. What can you do to offset these macro trends? Here are two ideas that should help you find savings and… Continue Reading Where to find $avings – Review your pre- and post-visit patient workflows
With all the requirements and changes that HIPAA regulations demand of a typical dental office, it makes sense to review three important requirements that could be easily overlooked. First – Everyone knows a dental office must provide a new patient with a copy of their HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices. This notice must also be… Continue Reading Three important HIPAA 101 reminders
If I told you that I could help reduce your expenses by an average of $5,000 per year, just by making a few small changes that take two to four hours to implement, would you like to know how to do it? The change is simple really. Look at what your “eServices” are costing you. Your… Continue Reading How to reduce operational expenses by $5,000 annually
Wisconsin dental regulations require a dentist to keep patients records for at least 10 years after the patient’s last visit to the office. And in some cases, it’s recommended to keep records even longer. (As in the case of a minor – until they turn 21.) Most of the time paper-based patient records were simply… Continue Reading How to store and access patient records when you transition or retire
The following eight items are just some of the best practices the health care industry uses to safeguard protected health information (PHI) and other types of sensitive information. Make sure team members have individual user accounts while using your network. Ensure the user specific rules and roles are defined and applied to your network. Use both… Continue Reading Eight ways to protect my digital practice
Are you planning on retiring or transitioning anytime in the next five years? Do you have a 10 year protected health information (PHI) records retention and destruction plan? If you plan to retire, do you have a buyer that plans to purchase the practice management software and digital patient records from you? If you answered… Continue Reading Records retention and storage after the patient’s last visit
There are two key ways to save money when using electronic claims. While saving money is almost a guarantee, it is just one of the numerous benefits when converting to an electronic claims process or switching to a new electronic claims provider. The easiest way for any dental office to save money in the claims… Continue Reading A simple way to save money using electronic claims
Most dental offices have taken steps to conduct an initial risk assessment. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act security rule requires that covered entities (i.e., your dental practice) conduct a risk assessment of their business. The HIPAA risk assessment helps your business to comply with HIPAA’s administrative, physical and technical safeguard requirements. It also… Continue Reading HIPAA risk assessment – More than a onetime requirement
How many times have you forgotten to swap out or take the external hard drive off-site at the end of the day? Most people responsible for this task need more fingers to help them finish counting. The great part about backing up to the cloud is costs are low, the convenience is amazing and it’s… Continue Reading What type of cloud backup is best for my dental practice?
It’s official. My new year’s resolution is to help as many people as possible secure and protect their critical personal and business information. We’ll focus on three simple steps anyone can take to protect themselves and their business. Use a secure password manager software The first thing I recommend doing is using a dedicated password manager… Continue Reading 3 simple ways to secure your information in 2018