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Practical Application And Best Practices For Dental Office Hipaa Compliance

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Another crucial aspect of dental HIPAA compliance is staff training. Keeping up with HIPAA isn’t a one-off task but an ongoing part of being considered a covered entity, requiring regular training and updates to processes. Comprehensive and ongoing staff training is important for maintaining a culture of compliance.

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A checklist for HIPAA compliance for dental offices

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Understanding HIPAA Rules Introduction to HIPAA Rules HIPAA impacts how dental practices handle patient information. Automation Features: One best practice that Yapi makes easy is automating tasks like patient form updates, data backups, and securing access control across team members.

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3 Easy Steps to Deal with Ransomware Threats

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Windows updates: With a majority of all Windows updates being security patches, it is both a requirement and best practice to run all Windows security updates regularly. Windows updates are released at least twice a month. Your office needs to ensure that they get run at least once a month.