HIPAA requires a covered dental practice to have written policies and procedures on breach notification and to adhere to them before, during and after a breach.  Failure to do so can result in penalties.  Complying with the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule book with e-book guides practices through the steps of creating a HIPAA-compliant breach notification program, emphasizing how to prevent and prepare for a data breach.  This user-friendly resource includes information to help dental practices:

• Create written policies and procedures to help
protect against breaches and ransomware
• Secure protected health information (PHI) to
protect patients from medical identity theft
• Send a breach notification
• Notify affected individuals
• Notify the Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
• Delete social media posts
• Encrypt a computer