Resources & Insights
The following resources and insights are provided to help you make smart information technology decisions in building a stronger, more productive, more compliant and more competitive business or organization.
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Arevtech Supports Children’s Dental Health Clinic
Did you know we have a dental facility in the Long Beach and South Bay area that services more than 6,500 economically disadvantages kids? The Children's Dental Health Clinic (CDHC) [...]
Cyber Extortion: Don’t Be a Victim
We’ve all seen movies where a couple of thugs in trench coats walk into a store, take a look around and say something like, “Nice place you got here, shame [...]
Telemedicine, TeleMed, & TeleHealth
The current state of business is morphing into something we haven’t seen before. New ideas and procedures are being created every day to keep businesses running and to address these [...]
Is Cost Holding You Back?
Managing expenses is one of the core tasks of any business owner or manager. Nothing is free, so if you want to keep the lights on and your office staffed, [...]
Your PC is in danger if you use Windows 7
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN Business) Microsoft has ended support for Windows 7. That means it will no longer provide updates or security patches for the [...]
CNN reports: Hundreds of dental offices crippled by ransomware attack
"We have no access to the patient charts, schedule, x-rays, or payment ledger," Shae Johnson, the Clinical Coordinator at Dentistry Design in McFarland, Wisconsin, told CNN. "The doctor cannot [...]
To Renew or Not Renew, That Is the Question
You’re prepared, at least mentally, to begin your migration to Windows 10 because you’ve read What Does Windows End of Life Mean to My Business? And Getting Ahead of [...]
Is Your Practice Prepared for Windows 7 End-of-Life?
As of January 14, 2020, Microsoft will discontinue support for its popular Windows 7 operating system and Windows Sever 2008. If you’re a healthcare practice using either platform, you need [...]
California Moves to Close Gaps in Data Breach Notification Law
The proposed legislation would close a loophole in the state’s existing data breach notification law, requiring breached organizations to report compromised biometrics and passports. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and [...]
Is Your IT Provider An Asset Or A Liability To Your Practice?
By Ron Vesely, Arevtech president and founder Dental practices of all sizes are increasingly using Managed IT Service Providers (MSPs) to help lower costs, increase efficiencies, and ensure compliance [...]
Make Your IT Expenses Predictable
Many practices lack the means to plan and budget IT expenses and future equipment needs. The dental industry continues to face stagnant growth. The 2017 Dental Economics–Levin Group Annual Practice [...]
Waiting for Your Outdated Technology to Break Before You Replace It?
Don’t ignore the risks of an outdated IT infrastructure. A State of Work Report by Samanage in 2016 found that businesses lose over $13,000 per year, per employee, on unproductive [...]
Software Patching integral to PHI Data Security
Healthcare organizations and vendors are responsible for identifying and mitigating the risks unpatched software poses to ePHI as part of their HIPAA compliance, OCR advised in its June Cybersecurity Newsletter. [...]
Think it can’t happen to you — Think again
DENTAL RECEPTIONIST GETS PRISON TERM FOR IDENTITY THEFT, LARCENY Annie Vuong, a former receptionist at a New York-based dental office, was given 2-6 years in state prison for stealing personal [...]
Healthcare Data Breach Costs Remain Highest Among Industries
Healthcare Data Breach Costs Remain Highest Among Industries In their 2018 Cost of a Data Breach Report, IBM and the Ponemon Institute found that healthcare data breach costs average $408 [...]
7 Steps for getting right with NIST 800-171
The deadline for defense contractors and subcontractors to implement the information security requirements listed in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171 has come and [...]
HIPAA Security Rule Requires Physical Security of Equipment
While most HIPAA Security Rule violations involve electronic data breaches, healthcare providers and business associates could also face a violation for failing to physically secure computers and other equipment holding [...]
Network Assessment – What Does it Mean and Why Does it Matter?
Network Assessment can be a word as broad as the sky, so sometimes when an IT expert suggests doing a network assessment for your business, you may be thinking of [...]
Does Your Practice Technology Need a Checkup?
By: Edward Shellard, DMD It seems like new technology is released every week. Think of how often you've had to upgrade your cell phone over the last decade-even your phone's [...]
The Financial Dangers of a Lost Smartphone
The Financial Dangers of a Lost Smartphone Chris V Nicholson The odds are pretty good you’ve lost a cellphone at some point in your life or will in the future. [...]
Why Careful Health IT Infrastructure Planning is Essential
By Elizabeth O’Dowd Properly planning upgrades to legacy health IT infrastructure solutions prevents compatibility issues and assures the IT budget is being used effectively. A successful health IT infrastructure comprises [...]
Equifax Breach – How Bad Is It Really & Can It Effect My Practice?
October 14, 2017 | Amy Wood It's really bad. Worse yet, you are on your own when it comes to protecting your identity. Credit Bureaus (Equifax, Experian and Transunion) have [...]
Managing the true cost of digital dentistry and technology ownership in our practices
By Gary Kaye, DDS, FAGD Digital dentistry impacts all of us. Dr. Gary Kaye says it is important to know the total cost of ownership of the technology in your [...]