Dental Business: Page 554

Is your office copier a HIPAA security risk?

By Cynthia Keen

The lowly office copy machine can be a treasure trove of data vulnerable to identity theft. Healthcare providers are scrambling to shut this security hole following reports of patient data found on copiers discarded by medical facilities.

July 19, 2010

Legal wrangling begins in Exhibeo equipment lawsuits

By Donna Domino

Multiple class-action lawsuits have been filed on behalf of hundreds of U.S. dentists and other medical professionals who claim they were victims of a Ponzi scheme involving computerized patient education systems. Now a judicial panel must decide where the complaints will be heard, and the decision could have a critical impact on the outcome.

July 18, 2010

Fighting well with others

By Alan Goldstein, DMD

A crucial step toward harmony is accepting (and expecting) human imperfection.

July 18, 2010

Dos and don'ts for staffing

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Just as you must use a budget to set and document your practice and personal financial goals, you must also document what you expect from your dental team.

July 18, 2010

Northeast Delta gives $2.3M for Maine dental school

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Northeast Delta Dental has contributed $2.3 million in support of the University of New England College of Dental Medicine.

July 15, 2010

Hundreds of medical records left outside dental office

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Boxes containing patients' medical records that included names, addresses, dates of birth, credit card numbers, and Social Security numbers were found in an alley behind a dental office in Barstow, CA, according to a news story in the Desert Dispatch.

July 15, 2010

Training programs can improve performance, cash flow

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Visionary Management is offering two new training programs designed to help dental practices make more money and improve employee performance. These in-office training programs for front desk staff are offered in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Connecticut, and Maryland.

July 15, 2010

Reinventing the role of the dental assistant

By Tina M. Calloway, CDA

Do you have what it takes to become a "mastermind" dental assistant and join a "top gun" dental team?

July 15, 2010

SD oral surgery center to pay $118K in discrimination suit

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Two former employees of Siouxland Oral and Maxillofacial Associates in Sioux Falls, SD, will receive a total of $118,775 after a jury found that they had been discriminated against for being pregnant, according to a story in the Argus Leader.

July 14, 2010

OHA has donated more than $200K to 2 dental schools

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Oral Health America (OHA) was recently recognized by the West Virginia University Foundation and New York University College of Dentistry for its donations for the Smiles Across America programs established through each university.

July 13, 2010

Judge allows indicted dentists to resume practice

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A federal judge in Texas has ruled that five dentists accused of Medicaid fraud can resume their practices, including treating Medicaid patients.

July 13, 2010

ZocDoc gets $15M infusion

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

ZocDoc, a website where patients can search a database of dentists and doctors and make appointments by grabbing time slots vacated by last-minute cancellations, has garnered $15 million in funding, the company announced

July 13, 2010

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