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has not come yet. lol. But dentistry is stuck in an Insurance crisis and a hygienist shortage. A double barrel barrage of crap is going after our budget dollars. Not everyone will be able to pay 1000 a month to their IT guy. And I hope it never does. I look at backup like car insurance: you may
March 25, 2026
Cybersecurity
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I pay $300/yr for these two amounts, and my insurance company asked if I want to increase my coverage. I would like to, but I have no idea what the ideal sweet spot amount would be for peace of mind. I have a small practice with about 1000 active patients. Thanks in advance! $300 a year?Interesting
April 06, 2024
Cybersecurity
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is an moron, but he did say a 1 million policy is typical for practices of my size and sent me a policy to review. What should I look for in a policy? What are recommended coverage limits? Do policies require insurance-hired IT specialists to evaluate a potential breach... or can I use my own IT firm? Do
March 19, 2024
Cybersecurity
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The insurance company already has the data. They don't need to steal it from me. Hence, I don't need to worry about Delta Dental holding my server for ransom so they know when to send the text offer for $50 off her crown or a coupon for the nice hygienist at her next prophy visit instead of Barb. Everyone knows Barb is too rough without hacking my server.
August 25, 2025
Cybersecurity
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impacted by a 30-day undetected cyber intrusion. Mistake: No real-time threat monitoring; slow breach detection allowed extended exposure. 5. Texas-based dental group (name undisclosed, 2022) Entire system was encrypted; ransom was paid. Mistake: No tested backups, no cyber insurance, and panic
August 25, 2025
Cybersecurity
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consumers and led President Biden to warn Russia that it needed to take decisive action against the criminal networks. I picked up $50K in ransom insurance if it comes to that. Cost me $336/year. I could buy more, but they need a system audit among other things and I don't have time for that right
June 24, 2021
Cybersecurity
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My cyber insurance policy requires that I have encrypted email. I guess that means that someone needs to register and get a password in order to open any of the practice emails. Looks like it has been a few yrs since anyone has asked a smiler question, so hoping to get some current recommendations
February 23, 2022
Cybersecurity
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current agreement, I'd be happy to. Just PM me, rather than getting too deep in the weeds here. Depends a bit on what's included, but 26 computers for $1700/month is very competitive. At a bare minimum, you need annual risk assessments, a HIPAA Management Plan, cyberliability insurance, backup
January 31, 2025
Cybersecurity
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practices AND I have seen the practice's data posted on the darkweb. 4. Do you have a CBCT or Intra-Oral scanner? Do you save attachments like insurance cards, lab reports, photos, letters, referral slips? These all take up a lot of space. If you just backup to the cloud do you know how long
June 24, 2021
Cybersecurity
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offices rely on the Internet daily, whether it's for email, e-claims, insurance preauthorizations, appointment reminders...you get the idea. Thumbdrives are inherently insecure and a common vehicle for transferring malware, I'd not recommend that approach. I am feeling more and more confident about
August 04, 2021
Cybersecurity
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operating systems. Our overhead insurance paid for everything, but our malpractice insurance also contained some coverage. Needless to say, surfing the internet on office computers was forbidden after this. Same here for 49 years. Pretty wild Hard to believe a DSO known for being one
May 08, 2023
Cybersecurity
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. There is little that is more valuable on the black market than a medical/dental record, and health care providers often have the means (on their own or through insurance) to pay the ransom. It takes much less sophistication to infiltrate a dental office than a large corporation, many ransomware
April 18, 2024
Cybersecurity
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. It appears that there are plenty of dentists that are willing to do that. The same ones who complain o social media about insurance companies and DSOs apparently. You choose the method and I will choose if I want to pick a company that does the right thing or one that wants to cheat Schein. Here
September 16, 2025
Cybersecurity
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