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HIPAA for Dentists: “How Does it Apply to Me?”

By Dan Gospe When conducting HIPAA consultations for dentists, this is one of the most common questions I am asked:  “How, exactly, does HIPAA apply to me?” HIPAA is designed to protect patient data on a huge scale.  It is

dmiadmin April 30, 2018March 29, 2024 HIPAA Read more

$2.2 Million HIPAA Fine Levied on Insurance Company

After an unencrypted USB drive was stolen from a life insurance company, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) – the enforcement arm of HIPAA – levied a $2.2 million fine.  But the fine was not levied directly in response to the theft.

dmiadmin February 23, 2017March 29, 2024 HIPAA Read more

Dental HIPAA Compliance – 5 Common Mistakes

By Dan Gospe For dentists, HIPAA compliance is often overlooked.  HIPAA is a broad law, meant to cover all practices from the small, 2-operatory practice, to the large hospital-level enterprise.  Although you may not have the same breadth of patient

dmiadmin February 15, 2017March 29, 2024 HIPAA Read more

HHS: Patients CAN receive unencrypted email with PHI under some circumstances

by Dan Gospe In a recent clarification by the HHS, patients can receive unencrypted email containing their Protected Health Information (PHI) as long as a few measures are taken for compliance. In these Guidelines from HHS, the patient has a right to obtain their records

dmiadmin March 24, 2016March 29, 2024 HIPAA Read more

Three HIPAA Violations, and How to Avoid Them

By Dan Gospe HIPAA violations are becoming a more common occurrence in medical practices, and are set to become even more common in 2016:  OCR, the enforcement end of HIPAA, requested a sizable budget increase for 2016 in order to address increasing concerns of non-compliant

dmiadmin January 28, 2016March 29, 2024 HIPAA Read more

FTC: False Claims of Dentrix G5 Encryption Leads to Fine

This month, the FTC has levied a fine against Henry Schein, Inc, for misleading claims about Dentrix G5 encryption. The issue cited by the FTC involved marketing on the Dentrix G5 brochure, claiming that HIPAA and NIST compliant encryption was in

dmiadmin January 6, 2016March 29, 2024 HIPAA Read more

No Risk Assessment? Fine of $750K Imposed!

According to HealthIT Security, University of Washington Medicine paid a $750,000 fine in 2013 for having no risk assessment in their records. UWM came under the eye of the Office of Civil Rights after a breach involving a malicious email containing malware, which

dmiadmin December 23, 2015March 30, 2024 HIPAA Read more

HIPAA Compliance for Dentists

Dentists are considered Covered Entities under HIPAA, which means that at the root, rules for privacy, security and enforcement are the same as those of a large health system.  This can be an overwhelming fact for a dental practices, as they

dmiadmin November 24, 2015April 2, 2024 HIPAA Read more

Most Common Data Breach – Physical Theft

According to the California Attorney General’s Office, physical theft of unencrypted datastores is the most common data breach for dental practices.  Astoundingly, over 50% of all HIPAA violations occured from physical theft of a device.  These devices either held patient

dmiadmin October 29, 2015April 2, 2024 HIPAA Read more

Dental HIPAA Compliance in a Small Practice

While there’s no fundamental difference in the rules between dental HIPAA compliance for a small practice and compliance for larger entities, adapting the rules to your small dental practice doesn’t have to be as overwhelming a task as it would be in

dmiadmin October 13, 2015April 2, 2024 HIPAA Read more
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Conrad Block, DDS, Santa Rosa, CA

Our office has relied on dmi for our IT needs since 1985. Great people, and terrific service!

Dr. Conrad Block
Conrad Block, DDS

Joyce Litch, DDS, San Jose, CA

Eric was very professional and thorough and clear in his explanations. I spent half of my 31 year career in tech support in a supervisory capacity and the remainder in customer service. I have to say that all of your techs are great They never talk “tech” talk and always come down to the user level. They follow through on their commitments and make sure that we are completely satisfied. This is the first time I worked with Eric and he was terrific

Dr. Joyce Litch
Joyce Litch, DDS

Train Station Dental, Audubon, NJ

You have been very good to us over the years and I truly appreciate all the assistance you and your staff have provided us over the years. Finding DMI is one of the best things I have done to improve our practice.

Dr. John Savon
Train Station Dental

Piedmont Dental By Design, Piedmont, CA

We over at Piedmont Dental by Design are so incredibly thankful that we have found dmi Networking & we highly recommend them to anyone who is looking for help with all things TECH!

Our busy dental office desperately needed a reliable and skilled crew to help us take on the incredible task of upgrading our entire system. The entire Team over at dmi Networking has been dedicated since day 1 in helping us through this transition. They are always there when we have a question and their customer service is 5 star all the way! Each dmi team member really shows that they care about us and our practice. We already feel as though they are part of our extended family! Thank you dmi networking for making our computer issues the least of our worries!

Dr. Jill Martenson
Piedmont Dental by Design

Ziese Family Dentistry, Placerville, CA

Excellent team of caring and qualified IT professionals that will surpass your expectations. They have helped us tremendously! Highly recommended!

Dr. Siri Ziese
Ziese Family Dentistry

Dr. Robert L. English, DDS, So. San Francisco, CA

It has been an incredible experience working with the folks at dmi Networking! They have been a great partner in helping me set up my practices and getting them HIPAA compliant.

They truly know what customer service is. They provide service that is so far and above any company I have ever worked with!

I would never consider doing business with any other IT firm…period! –

Dr. Robert L English
Dr. Robert L English, DDS & CEO of English Dental Group

Hudson Graham, DDS, Petaluma, CA

It’s been truly wonderful to have all of the new equipment, and there have been no problems so far. Thanks again for all of your hard work and the excellent work done by your staff. I’m really pleased with the result.

Dr. Hudson Graham
Hudson Graham, DDS

Golden West Dentistry, Fontana, CA

Awesome Service and great guys to help take care of your business. My experience with DMI has always been pleasant and they have always taken care of my concerns asap. I have never felt that they were unwilling or reticent to help and they have always been knowledgeable about all my questions great and small. I highly recommend considering DMI for your healthcare HIPA compliant IT management and backups including live, online, and portable. This is a company you want on your side when things go south on the computer or tech front! Highly recommend!!

Dr. Wilberto Penalba
Golden West Dentistry

Kochenderfer Business Services, Santa Rosa, CA

I wanted to say thank you for responding to our emergency so quickly this morning. Andy was great and got us back up and running in almost no time. It made a big difference for us and we do truly appreciate it.

Susan Trail
Kochenderfer Business Services

Leland Grant, DDS, Union City, CA

We have used dmi Networking for our business computer needs for many years. Whether it’s the installation of new equipment, upgrading or networking problems, they have always solved problems that other firms were unable to fix. They have been a life saver for my office

Dr. Leland Grant
Leland Grant, DDS

Dr. Scott Benstock, DDS, Sebastopol, CA

Thank you so much for fixing our front computer. Every experience we’ve had with dmi has been positive, and we brag about you guys to everybody! Thank’s again!

Dr. Scott Benstock
Benstock Dental Care

Guy Sutton, DDS, San Diego, CA

Dan Gospe answered the phone and e-mails promptly graciously. 10 out of 10 service. Above and beyond support for my office PC’s and server.

Dr. Guy Sutton
Guy Sutton, DDS
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