In the digital age, the backbone of a successful dental practice is not just excellent clinical skills—it's secure, reliable data management. Data backup can be a large investment for dental practices. But it’s a necessity to remain HIPAA compliant.
Disaster recovery (DR) has undergone major changes for the better since cloud computing became popular. In particular, dental practices have benefitted from more cost-effective and reliable DR solutions. But there are still plenty of misconceptions about DR that are keeping many dental practice owners from adopting the right DR strategies.
Whether it's a cyberattack, natural disaster, or any other unforeseen event, disasters can strike at any moment and disrupt your business operations. As a business owner, it's crucial to prepare for the worst and have a disaster recovery plan in place. In this blog post, we'll take a closer look at what disaster recovery is, why it's important, and how you can protect your business from disasters.
At some point or another in your life, you've probably set up and worked on a plan for the future. Whether that meant starting a savings account, choosing a path for your collegiate education, or selecting an insurance plan, you started preparing for something down the road - good or bad.
Most dental clinics today rely on information technology systems for their operations, which is why it’s vital to have a solid IT infrastructure. When IT systems go down, dental offices without a backup and disaster recovery strategy are left scrambling to get their network up and running while dealing with costly damages.
Nothing can be worse for your dental practice than being hit by a disaster. It can disrupt your clinic's daily operations and affect your revenue. Disasters come in many forms and can hit your business at any time. This is why you should come up with a disaster recovery plan that will allow your clinic to continue operating or recover quickly during a crisis.
Did you know that dental healthcare providers are vulnerable to disruption and downtime? Dental offices house a huge amount of sensitive data such as patient files, bank account information, and credit card numbers, all of which can be lost during a cyberattack or a natural disaster.
The healthcare sector remains one of the most vulnerable industries to data breaches. Even accidental data loss that does not involve a deliberate attack can have lasting consequences on your organization’s reputation and get you a fine for failing to comply with HIPAA regulations.
Today, patient care heavily depends on your access to healthcare data, which is why its safety and integrity is paramount to the success of your practice. Unfortunately, just like paper documents, digital data is also subject to physical damage such as hardware failure or accidental loss.
