Practice Management

Mike Uretz is a nationally-recognized Dental software and Electronic Health Records (EHR) expert. Mike has helped hundreds of individual practices and multi-clinic groups properly evaluate and select software vendors and solutions, structure and negotiate pricing and contracts, provide implementation oversight and vendor management. Mike was a member of the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology EHR vendor certification workgroup, and has been a member of various federal and state working committees for EHR business practices and policy. Having been involved with the EHR Incentive program from day one, Mike has helped a number of states, to evaluate and select EHR vendors, structure contracts and agreements, and manage vendor issues. As co-chairman of the Best practices advisory committee for EHR Contracts, Mike has been instrumental in developing standards for structuring vendor contracts and pricing for use by state programs nationwide He is the founder and editorial director of DentalSoftwareAdvisor.com, a trusted and objective online resource on all matters related to dental software. He is also the point person for Advanstar’s coverage of dental EHRs and their evolving role in the dental industry and can be reached by e-mail at mikeu@dentalsoftwareadvisor.com.

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Once the deal is closed, the software is installed and payment is made, what happens when you have an issue that isn't easily resolved?

Does your software vendor really care about your problems?

Nichole DeMars, DDS, has more than a decade working with patients to create bright, healthy smiles using the latest techniques and procedures. After completing her undergraduate degree in Microbiology from Michigan State University, Dr. DeMars received her Doctorate of Dental Surgery from the University of Detroit Mercy’s School of Dentistry in 2001. During her residency at Loyola University Medical Center, she focused on providing comprehensive dentistry to a wide range of patients, including cosmetics, endodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, pediatrics, orthodontics and oral surgery.

It’s human nature to think of ways to make your life easier. We strive for efficiency, success and satisfaction in many different aspects of our lives. The same goals should be applied to your dental office and, most importantly, considered when you talk with your support staff.

3 ways to support your staff with practice marketing software

Planmeca has announced an update for their PlanCAD design software, part of the Planmeca FIT CAD/CAM system.

Planmeca releases update for PlanCAD design software

Learn how Dentimax is helping dentists navigate the ins and outs of EHR incentive claims and the associated meaningful use guidelines.

DentiMax pushing certification to the next level

Lorne Lavine, DMD, founder and president of The Digital Dentist, has more than 30 years invested in the dental and dental technology fields. A graduate of USC, he earned his DMD from Boston University and completed his residency at the Eastman Dental Center in Rochester, N.Y. He received his specialty training at the University of Washington and went into private practice in Vermont until moving to California in 2002 to establish TDD, a company that focuses on the specialized technological and HIPAA needs of the dental community. He can be reached at drlavine@thedigitaldentists.com or 866-204-3398.

In previous articles in this series, we have explored many of the HIPAA rules and regulations that affect dental practices. While many of these involves areas familiar to dentists, such as data backup and antivirus software, a number are less well-known, but just as critical. One of this is something called patch management.

Why software patch management is critical in the dental practice

Novonee.com, founded by Dayna Johnson, is the first digital community of its kind dedicated strictly to Dentrix® users.

Novonee.com now available as resource for Dentrix users

Carestream Dental has launched eConnections, an all-in-one solution to help oral health care professionals manage, market and grow their practices.

Carestream Dental offers practice management tech solution

Convergent Dental Inc. has released Solea 3.0, new software that enhances Solea’s® anesthesia-free and blood-free performance. Convergent Dental has simplified the all-tissue dental laser’s workflow to allow dentists to cut any tissue without changing any settings.

Convergent Dental unveils breakthroughs in usability with Solea 3.0

Among the features are, within the chart in Dentrix, clinicians can see all of the patient’s DEXIS images in one place with just the click of a button.

Dentrix, DEXIS team up for comprehensive integration in the dental practice

HelloPatient, from tab32, is described as the most comprehensive Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software encompassing modern communication features