 |
 |
 |
- Dental practices are particularly at risk for hackers because of the wealth of personal patient information – including financial records.
- The number of data breaches skyrocketed nearly 50% last year, compromising the personal records of at least 34.7 million Americans.
- The cost of a data breach for a small practice is crippling – as high as $50,000 or more.
- New HIPAA privacy and security fines under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 (Pub.L. 111-5)
