Posted by mont on 14 July 2021
Compliance Dental US CERT Vulnerabilities
CISA has issued Emergency Directive (ED) 21-04: Mitigate Windows Print Spooler Service Vulnerability addressing CVE-2021-34527. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to remotely execute code with system level privileges enabling a threat actor to quickly compromise the entire identity infrastructure of a targeted organization. This directive requires Federal Agencies to comply but HIPAA covered entities like dental offices, should update their server's Group Policy to disable the Print Spooler on all domain controllers for security. Read more
Posted by mont on 17 March 2021
Compliance Dental
So it looks like a Microsoft Update that occurred this past March 9 has caused many Win 10 users to see blacked out images when printing. This even affected PDF printers like adobe acrobat and Microsoft Print to PDF. For the most recent version of Win 10 the culprit is KB5000802 with is the Security Update issued March 9, 2021. Luckily the only thing the update seemed to be securing is the people that still use Internett 11 or Edge for browsing. If you are not using the outdated and poorly performing browser than you should feel confident in not installing or uninstalling this update. Read more
Posted by mont on 4 January 2021
Dental Compliance
On December 15th, 2020 Eaglesoft issued a security update to Eaglesoft 21.0017. According to Eaglesoft's blog, you should update your installations. Current Version is 21.00.18. The bulletin/blog states there is a spring update coming soon also. Read more
Posted by mont on 16 March 2020
In some states (Virginia, California, Illinois, Ohio) the government and/or state dental association have directed or recommended dentists to suspend nonessential or non-urgent dental care. There is currently no such directive in Indiana. But the ADA did change their recommendation. In order for dentistry to do its part to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the ADA recommends dentists nationwide postpone elective procedures for the next three weeks. Read more
Posted by mont on 9 May 2019
Dental Compliance
Aetna is now working with Availity, a company that says it makes it easier for you to keep your demographic information current for providers in California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Lousiana, Maryland, Missouri, Oregon, Utah, Virgina, Washington, DC, Washington State, Wyoming for Medicare directory information updates. Read more
Posted by mont on 21 March 2019
Grass Roots
Recently got to sit down with South Bend Mayoral Candidate Oliver Thomas. I was really impressed with his knowledge of the city as well as his compassion to his work as a social worker for the South Bend Community Schools. Below is some information about Oliver Davis and questions he answered for VOTE411.org by the League of Women Voters. Read more
Posted by mont on 24 January 2019
Dental
Scientists may have finally have found the long-elusive cause of Alzheimer's disease: Porphyromonas gingivalis, the key bacteria in chronic gum disease. Read more
Posted by mont on 19 December 2018
Payroll Compliance Dental
In 2019, the SOC code for employees may be required by your taxing authority. The 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system is a federal statistical standard used by federal agencies to classify workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data. All workers are classified into one of 867 detailed occupations according to their occupational definition. To facilitate classification, detailed occupations are combined to form 459 broad occupations, 98 minor groups, and 23 major groups. Detailed occupations in the SOC with similar job duties, and in some cases skills, education, and/or training, are grouped together. Read more
Posted by mont on 16 October 2017
US CERT Vulnerabilities Encryption Dental
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Posted by mont on 13 September 2017
US CERT Vulnerabilities
US-CERT is aware of a collection of Bluetooth vulnerabilities, known as BlueBorne, potentially affecting millions of unpatched mobile phones, computers, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices that may be in use at HIPAA coverered entities like dental offices. Read more
