by Tony Dykstra | Sep 17, 2018 | Business Planning, HIPAA
Ransomware attacks against health-care organizations increased by 89% between 2016 and 2017 according to recent report. Practices are unprepared for attacks and are wide open to potential data breaches. Unfortunately, such a data breach has major consequences for a...
by Tony Dykstra | Sep 6, 2018 | Business Planning, Cloud Services, HIPAA
All healthcare organizations must follow a number of rules, regulations and professional obligations. One of the most well-known is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HIPAA sets rules and limits on who can view patients’ protected health...
by Tony Dykstra | Aug 23, 2018 | Business Planning, Cloud Services, HIPAA
Does this sound familiar? For many practices, no-show appointment rates and poor client retention are so certain that they’re built right into the budget. Trying to grow your practice, retain current clients and operate more efficiently are all at the top of the wish...
by Tony Dykstra | Feb 1, 2018 | Business Planning
If you’re reading this article, chances are you already know it’s time to break things off with your IT provider. You’re looking to justify how you feel about the fact that you can’t easily file support tickets. It seems like they never communicate with you. Or when...
by Tony Dykstra | Nov 29, 2017 | Business Planning
The bad news: When the year is ending in a matter of a few weeks and you haven’t planned your technology strategy or budget for the coming year. The good news: it’s never too late. Let’s face it: the thought of planning your technology for next year is overwhelming...
by Tony Dykstra | Nov 9, 2017 | Business Planning
In the demanding year-end period of planning for next year and putting budgets into place, “leave well enough alone” may get applied to projects and equipment that seem to be holding up pretty well. You might think hopefully they can be put off for another year. This...