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1499 Steven Maroulis of Jarvis Analytics on Running a Practice with the Efficiency of a DSO : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Steven is the founder and CEO of Jarvis Analytics. He was born in Athens, Greece. He holds a BSc in Computer Science from Sheffield Hallam University and an MSc in Information Security from King’s College in London. Steven spent 10 years in the UK and moved to Dallas in 2005 where he still...  Read More
Busting Embezzlement with Bill Hiltz
IT’S A FACT – DENTISTRY IS ONE OF THE MOST EMBEZZLED PROFESSIONS.  The reality is; employee theft is so prevalent in dentistry, virtually every dentist knows a classmate or a colleague who has been embezzled. Webinar - Busting Dental Embezzlement With Bill Hiltz Bill will share secrets from...  Read More
Dental Respiratory Protection Program Webinar
This blog post features a webinar with Smart Training’s Vice President of Healthcare, Lee Slaton. This webinar was hosted by , and it covers dental respiratory protection programs (RPPs). Lee Slaton wrote, Here’s what you’ll learn about in this webinar:                                            ...  Read More
1490 Carrie Gauntt, Phoenix College EFDA Coordinator, on the Value an EFDA Brings to your Practice : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Carrie started her dental career in Orange County California at the age of 17. She was hired as a dental assistant for a new doctor straight out of dental school and fell in love with the dental field. In 1998 she graduated from Sinclair College's EFDA course in Dayton Ohio, completing her state...  Read More
Are Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) Required by HIPAA?
Lee Slaton, Vice President of Healthcare at Smart Training, , “Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) can be get-out-of-jail-free cards in worst-case HIPAA scenarios.” A BAA is a document between covered entities and business associates. The BAA ensures the business associates are compliant with...  Read More
What About Minors and HIPAA? A Pediatrics Problem
Smart Training welcomes client practices specializing in pediatrics. How does patient privacy regulation apply to minor children? HIPAA in Pediatrics  provides for the use and disclosure of medical records by practices and Business Associates, rights of individuals with respect to their own medical...  Read More
N95 Respirators and Respiratory Protection Programs
First, who is required to have a mandatory respiratory protection program? Any entity that has employees who are either required to wear a respirator or who choose to wear a respirator voluntarily. Are N95 masks classified as masks or respirators? N95 “masks” are classified as respirators. To learn...  Read More
Flu Season during COVID-19: How to Protect Employees
Flu and COVID-19: Twindemic? A twindemic is looking like a real possibility in 2020. A twindemic is what  are referring to as the overlap of a severe flu season and a possible surge of COVID-19 cases. Here are the biggest concerns regarding the possible twindemic:                                  ...  Read More
How to Create your Respiratory Written Program on Smart Training's LMS
Respiratory Protection Programs Is your dental practice utilizing N-95, KN-95, or their equivalent  during the COVID-19 pandemic? We’ve found that quite a few practice owners don’t yet realize that using N-95-type respirators requires them to maintain an OSHA Written Respiratory Protection Program....  Read More
COVID-19 Causes Increase in Phishing Scams
FBI Alert of COVID-19 Email Scams The healthcare providers to an increase in COVID-19 phishing scams. Network perimeter cybersecurity tools used by US-based healthcare providers started detecting COVID-19 phishing campaigns from both domestic and international IP addresses on March 18, 2020, and...  Read More
Telehealth and HIPAA Compliance During COVID-19
Telehealth during the COVID-19 Pandemic The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has increased the use of telehealth. Telehealth offers many benefits, including mitigating the spread of COVID-19. But it also complicates . Why care about HIPAA? HIPAA data breaches can cause hefty . The most HIPAA can fine your...  Read More
1485 David Lopez of Dental Whale Talks Equipment, Software and Expert Practice Management : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
David founded Dental Fix Rx 11 years ago and started repairing handpieces. He then founded Tralongo and Conversion Whale. Eventually, he merged the companies together and acquired Breakaway Practice and Front Office Rocks and formed Dental Whale.  Their purpose is to improve dental health for...  Read More
Is HIPAA Training Optional?
HIPAA Training Laws There’s nothing about  training that’s optional. The law requires that Covered Entities—meaning practitioners—train their staff on patient privacy. Additionally, Business Associates like dental labs, IT providers and anyone else who has access to patient data are required to...  Read More
PPE for Which Dental Procedures During COVID-19?
Dental employees are at the  for getting COVID-19. As a result, employers need to know how to protect their employees. Most importantly, personal protective equipment (PPE) stops the spread of the virus. Dental offices could spread the virus easily. However,  explains, “The dental office, if they...  Read More
COVID-19 Policies for Medical Offices
Why are COVID-19 Policies Important? It’s essential to implement policies specific to COVID-19. Especially in the medical and dental field. Why? Because healthcare and dental employees are at the top of  for COVID-19.  Also, because these policies can put the minds of your patients at ease. But it...  Read More
6 Benefits of HIPAA Online Employee Training
Providing HIPAA employee training online can make your compliance training program more effective. HIPAA is the  are legally required to abide by HIPAA. Importance of HIPAA Training We already know that a  security breaches. Employee HIPAA training needs to cover , and it also needs to be recorded...  Read More
1477 Dr. Bob & Kim Stewart on Creating a Vision & Starting with Why : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Dr. Bob Stewart, known to his patients, team, and friends as Dr. Bob, has been practicing dentistry for 32 years, and loves it more today than ever. He graduated from dental school (San Antonio) in 1988 and worked as an associate dentist for a large group practice in the Houston area for three and...  Read More
What are the HIPAA Security Rule Safeguards?
What is the HIPAA Security Rule? The Security Rule is a part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act  must abide by the Security Rule. What is the Importance of the Security Rule? Technology is always advancing. It makes it easier for healthcare employees to access patient...  Read More
Does my Dental Practice Need a Written Emergency Action Plan?
Is your dental practice prepared for a workplace emergency? Your dental staff may need to act quickly to safeguard employees, patients, or the community following a natural or man-made emergency. Proper planning before an emergency or natural disaster is necessary to respond effectively. Protect...  Read More
What is a Respiratory Fit Test?
Why Conduct a fit test? If any of your employees wear respirators, whether optional or mandatory, you need a . But if you mandate any employees wear a . If employees wear respirators voluntarily, you don’t need to conduct the test. For employees you mandate to wear a respirator, failure to conduct...  Read More
Does my Dental Practice Need a Respiratory Protection Program?
Respiratory Protection During COVID-19 Before . Now they do. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) . This guidance includes wearing respirators during specific procedures. Similarly, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)  this as well. Respiratory Protection...  Read More
1470 Dr. Chris S. Villanueva, DMD, CEO of MB2 Dental Explains Dental Partnership Organizations : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Dr. Villanueva is the founder and CEO of MB2 Dental—a first-of-its-kind Dental Partnership Organization with a mission to empower dentists to preserve their profession. Since its founding in 2007, MB2 has partnered with hundreds of dentists to help them stay in the driver’s seat as they maximize...  Read More
1469 Paul Lowry of The Dental Menu on Membership Plans & Patient Retention : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Paul Lowry is the CEO and co-founder of the Dental Menu.  From 2008-2017 Paul helped dental offices generate thousands of new patients. After analyzing the data from those new patients, he found that people without dental insurance were more difficult to attract and retain.  Many of the offices he...  Read More
1468 Wes Read, CPA, CFP, of PracticeCFO on Running a Financially Independent Practice : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Wes Read is has been working exclusively with dentists for 15 years as a dental CPA and financial advisor. He also has the Certified Financial Planner designation. After graduating from BYU in 2005 with a Masters in Accounting, he worked for Ernst and Young, a big four accounting firm. Eventually...  Read More
The Key to Reducing EFT Administrative Waste
In the era of the corona virus pandemic, it’s more important than ever for revenue cycle management to operate at maximum efficiency. Many practices are facing economic uncertainty and cannot afford any additional fiscal leakage.  These are unprecedented times for Providers, which will require more...  Read More
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