The recent cyber-attack on Change Healthcare, orchestrated by the notorious hacking group BlackCat, has had far-reaching consequences, particularly within the dental sector. …
Amy Wood
Amy Wood
Amy Wood is a best-selling Author, Speaker, Consultant, and Coach. She has a background in Healthcare Information Technology and has spent the last decade as a HIPAA Educator, Risk Assessor, and Data Breach Consultant. Amy’s clients range from small practices to large organizations, and all have benefited from her white-glove approach to security. She is there for her clients before, during, and after a data breach. Amy will not only help you if you are the victim of a data breach, but she will also educate you and your team on how to prevent those costly mistakes in the future! Out of hundreds of Data Breach investigations, her clients have had ZERO patient lawsuits and have paid ZERO fines. With the many certifications Amy has obtained, including the Healthcare Information Security Privacy Practitioner, of which she is one of only 1400 people in the entire country, she could work for the Department of Defense or any hospital in the country. Amy chooses to work in DENTAL because it is an underserved market that needs help. Between owning a company with her husband, having 3 redheaded opinionated daughters, and dealing with many natural disasters in their home of wine country, Amy knows a thing or two about preventing disasters. Or, at least predicting what could go wrong to minimize the destruction.
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- HIPPA ComplianceOperations
The Dental Heist: How HIPAA Foiled a Potential Practice Buyer’s Patient Records Theft
by Amy Woodby Amy Wood 2 minutes readDentist’s Quick Thinking Prevents Patient Data Theft Practice owners transitioning out of clinical dentistry are making surprising mistakes, as revealed by a …
- 2023 Well-Being IssueEmotional Well-BeingSocial Well-BeingWell-Being
Ctrl + Alt + Delete: Unplugging from the Internet for Mental Bliss
by Amy Woodby Amy Wood 6 minutes readDigital Boundaries will Prevent Burnout in Your Personal and Profesional Lives In today’s world of instant gratification in a digitally driven world, …
- 2023 Digital DentistryHIPPA CompliancePractice Management
Will the HIPAA Police Fine You?
by Amy Woodby Amy Wood 5 minutes readThese days, it’s absolutely possible … Almost every lecture or workshop I teach is followed with this question, “Will the HIPAA police …
- 2023 OSH IssueHIPPA CompliancePractice Management
Dentists Can No Longer Hide From HIPAA
by Amy Woodby Amy Wood 5 minutes readProtect your practice from the risk (and expense) of HIPAA violations When HIPAA, the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, was enacted …
- HIPPA ComplianceOperationsPractice ManagementRisk MgmtSoftwareTechnology and Materials
How To Not Get Ransomware
by Amy Woodby Amy Wood 6 minutes readFind out if your practice is vulnerable Another day, another call about a dental practice getting ransomware. Sadly, more and more dental …