Many dental practices are moving towards a chartless or paperless office. Dentists see increased efficiency and decreased costs as motivating factors. There’s no time like the present to go paperless!
The problem for many practices is that getting from here to there can be quite challenging. There are multiple hardware and software systems that need to work together to get a paperless office, and getting objective advice from sales reps is an exercise in frustration.
Click Here To Watch Entire WebinarOf course, new HIPAA and HITECH regulations complicate the process, but must be discussed as part of this. And, of course, using social media to differentiate your practice from other offices is an important consideration.
The purpose of this webinar about a paperless office is to give dental practices a 6-Step Plan on how to avoid a very costly mistake. We will evaluate a “treatment plan” of how to add technology in stages that considers both the impact on the staff as well as the practice’s budget.
We covered a 6-step Plan for a Paperless Office:
- The major HIPAA rules and regulations
- How to properly secure and protect the practice’s data
- The multiple software systems that eliminate the need for paper charts
- The classic mistakes that dentists make and how to avoid these pitfalls
About Our Expert:
Dr. Lorne Lavine, founder and president of The Digital Dentist, has over 30 years invested in the dental and dental technology fields. A graduate of USC, he earned his D.M.D. from Boston University. He completed his residency at the Eastman Dental Center in Rochester, NY.
He received his specialty training at the University of Washington. He went into private practice in Vermont until moving to California in 2002. There established DTC, a company which focuses on the specialized technological needs of the dental community.
Dr. Lavine has vast experience with dental technology systems. He is a CompTia Certified A+ Computer Repair Technician. CompTia Network+ certified. He will soon be a Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator. As a consultant and integrator, he has extensive hands-on experience with most practice management software, image management software, digital cameras, intraoral cameras, computers, networks, and digital radiography systems.
Dr. Lavine writes for many well-known industry publications and lectures across the country. He was the regular Technology columnist for Dental Economics Magazine. His articles have appeared in Dentistry Today, Dental Economics, Dental Equipment and Materials, Dental Practice Report, New Dentist, Dental Angle Online, and DentalTown magazine, where is a moderator of ten of their Computer and Software Forums.
He has lectured to the Yankee Dental Congress, American Academy of Periodontology, American Academy of Endodontics, the DentalTown Extravaganza, and numerous State Dental Society and Study Club lectures. In addition, he is a member of the Speaking and Consulting Network. He is also the former technology consultant for the Indian Health Service.
