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Re: Former President Trump Calls For 'No More Money For RINOs'

darrelldk — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 03:20:41 -0000

How much influence can Trump expect to have from prison?

Re: 11 healthcare malware, ransomware and phishing incidents in December

darrelldk — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 21:30:26 -0000

TEXAS STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS

The TSBDE outlawed paper prescriptions from dentists who have not been granted a waiver. The law quietly goes into effect Friday, and by next week will prevent many Texans from receiving medication they need.

I applied for my waiver today on the TSBDE website. Electronic dental records are increasingly more expensive and dangerous for both dentists and patients, yet offer patients NO TANGIBLE BENEFITS - Only danger of medical identity theft, which can be life-threatening for the owners of health insurance policies.

Nevertheless, Texas politicians have bowed to the desires of big pharma, insurance giants and other third parties who profit from digital records... up until a giant like GenRx Pharmacy fumbles 130,00 patients' identities. GenRx can afford such a blunder. Dentists and their patients can't.

https://portswigger.net/dai...

Re: Delta Dental of Virginia contributes $1M in COVID-19 support

darrelldk — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:06:04 -0000

Delta Dental, are you still charging full premiums for emergency-only dentalcare?

Re: Pagers, faxes prove tough to kill

darrelldk — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 20:18:44 -0000

Oh and the electronic health record industry is doing just swell! Just ask the doctors. Better than that, read the results of the 3rd Q 2018 Protenus report which suggest patients with EHRs - like the brands you promote - are 95% more likely to suffer a breach than patients with paper dental records.
https://marketing.protenus....

As it turns out, pagers and faxes are far more safe for both patients and providers than EHRs. Don't you agree, Joel Berg?

Re: How Digital Transformations Succeed

darrelldk — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 10:40:26 -0000

Do patients with electronic dental records experience a greater chance of stolen medical identities than patients with paper?

Re: CareStack Review, Pricing & Features

darrelldk — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 09:25:21 -0000

What about security? For example, how does the breach potential of CareStack dental software compare to paper dental records? And how about CareStack's customer service? For example, why do CareStack employees ignore concerns about data breaches, which are only getting worse?

Re: Healthcare tops other industries for cybersecurity breaches

darrelldk — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 10:54:44 -0000

Patients with digital health records are 95% more likely to suffer a data breach than patients whose information is stored on paper.... How does one balance that, Breitbart?

According to Protenus Breach Barometer, between April and June of last year, 142 health care data breaches were reported, impacting 3.14 million records (Three times the number reported in the first part of the year). 23 of the incidents involved paper, affecting 158,711 records.

https://marketing.protenus....

158,711 divided by 3,140,000 = 5%

Re: 651 Enterprise Software Deals And Sky-High Multiples Signal Acquirers’ Sprint For Digital Transformation, Says Hampleton Partners

darrelldk — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 10:40:45 -0000

Patients with digital records are 95% more likely to suffer a data breach than patients with paper health records.

https://marketing.protenus....

158,711 divided by 3,140,000 = 5%

Re: Politico: Providers must act like 'sherpas' in guiding patients through health data sharing

darrelldk — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 19:21:12 -0000

A patient is 95% more likely to become involved in a data breach through EHRs than through paper records. https://marketing.protenus....

In addition, 3 out of 4 patients trust paper records over digital.
https://twosidesna.org/US/U...

Good luck being a "Sherpa" without misrepresenting the costs and dangers of EHRs. They are garbage.

Re: Paperless Beyond EMRs: 3 Reasons Why Healthcare Should Switch to Online Forms

darrelldk — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 09:35:27 -0000

If a patient asks whether their identity is more secure with digital or paper, how should the provider respond?

Re: Is Your Health Information Safe?

darrelldk — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 11:46:23 -0000

According to Protenus Breach Barometer, between April and June, 2018, 142 health care data breaches were reported, impacting 3.14 million records (Three times the number reported in the first part of the year). 23 of the incidents involved paper, affecting 158,711 records.
https://marketing.protenus....

158,711 divided by 3,140,000 = 5%

Apparently, identities are 95% more likely to be breached from EHRs than from paper.

Re: Is Your Health Information Safe?

darrelldk — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 11:43:34 -0000

"U.S. Consumers: Print on paper is safer, more secure and more trusted than digital media - In recent years, there has been an explosion of data breaches in the financial, business and health care sectors. This has made people everywhere sit up and take notice about where and how their important personal data is stored." By The Two Sides Team December 6, 2017.
https://twosidesna.org/US/U...

Re: Healthcare is No. 1 industry affected by data breaches: 3 cybersecurity trends

darrelldk — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 17:59:36 -0000

Electronic dental records are not only less secure than paper, but they are more expensive as well. EDRs require constant staff training while paper files only require a working knowledge of the alphabet. In addition, EDRs offer dental patients NO TANGIBLE BENEFITS over paper dental records... I think I see a solution.

Re: Consumers on Board with Securing Health Records

darrelldk — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 15:34:33 -0000

Electronic dental records are not only less secure than paper, but they are more expensive as well. EDRs require constant staff training while paper files only require a working knowledge of the alphabet. In addition, EDRs offer dental patients no tangible benefits over paper dental records... I think I see a solution to consumers' worries.

Re: Medical Practice to Close in Wake of Ransomware Attack

darrelldk — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:45:57 -0000

"So how can healthcare entities avoid the devastating outcomes from ransomware attacks?"

Paper records stored in metal filing cabinets are immune to cyber-crime.

Re: 6 trends in dentistry to expect in 2019

darrelldk — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 09:36:51 -0000

If a patient asks if digital records are more secure than paper, how should a dentist respond?

Re: Henry Schein One Launches Dentrix® G7 Featuring New Integration with Imaging Software, Dentrix Smart Image

darrelldk — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 09:38:02 -0000

Is there ANYONE at Schein who can answer this dentist's simple, logical question: Is Dentrix G7 cheaper and more secure than paper dental records?

Re: Henry Schein One Launches Dentrix® G7 Featuring New Integration with Imaging Software, Dentrix Smart Image

darrelldk — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 15:30:29 -0000

Is Dentrix G7 cheaper and more secure than paper dental records?

Re: 10 Crappy Technologies

darrelldk — Thu, 05 Jul 2018 19:23:28 -0000

EHRs - the number 1 crappiest technology - cause more harm than good. They are running off physicians.

“Canaries in the Coal Mine” By Gary Price, MD, and Tim Norbeck for Forbes.
https://www.forbes.com/site...

Price and Norbeck: “Every major survey of physicians over the past six years, including the most recent by the Physicians Foundation, has shown that roughly fifty percent of physicians have or are experiencing serious burnout. That study, as well as multiple others, has also consistently revealed that the use of the electronic medical record (EMR) is always the number one factor cited in contributing to the frustration, fatigue, and loss of autonomy accompanying the burnout problem.” They continue: “Once organized to succinctly focus on the key elements of a patients care, the record is now an unintelligible mass of data, organized only virtually around a priority of data reporting, billing, and regulatory checklists. Patients do not really like clerks in the exam room. Physicians are frustrated and left wondering what other business would invest in technology that created a need for them in the first place.

We’ve been had.

Re: Are Electronic Medical Records Ethical?

darrelldk — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 09:45:07 -0000

Beautifully stated, Dr. Wells. In one-size-fits-all healthcare, electronic dental records are a poor fit. Dentistry is often an afterthought. A basic difference between dental and medical practices is due to the number of patients they can treat per day. Whereas a dentist might have two or three thousand active patients, physicians have tens of thousands. What's more, dentists only bill for treatments related to the lower face.

Here are the facts about electronic dental records which dental industry leaders censor or otherwise ignore due to conflicts of interest - including coding: Dental EHRs are not only more expensive and less secure than paper dental records, but they require more training and offer patients NO TANGIBLE BENEFITS over paper to offset their cost and danger.

How is that not a scam?

D. Kellus Pruitt DDS

Re: 5 Benefits of Electronic Health Records (EHRs)

darrelldk — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 12:00:10 -0000

“EHRs May Be Tied to Potential Patient Harm, Study Suggests - Use of electronic health records (EHRs) or aspects of the EHRs themselves may be linked to potential patient harm, an analysis of patient safety reports indicates. The study, by Jessica L. Howe, MA, from the National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare at MedStar Health in Washington, DC, was published online today in JAMA.” By Marcia Frellick for Medscape, March 27, 2018.
https://www.medscape.com/vi... 27.18

Re: Editorial: Delta’s struggle with dentists calls for extraction

darrelldk — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 12:52:51 -0000

A few years ago, KING 5 News in Seattle featured, “Executive pay soars as one of WA state’s largest non-profits makes cuts” - an investigative report about Delta Dental affiliate, Washington Dental Service, written by Chris Ingalls.
http://legacy.king5.com/sto...

According to Ingalls, WDS CEO James Dwyer earned $1.2 million in 2010 - topping off a 45 percent pay increase he has enjoyed for the previous 5 years…. Even as he made across-the-board 15 percent cuts to the fees Delta Dental pays their clients’ dentists in Washington. “WDS said the cuts allowed it to reduce the premiums it charges employers for dental insurance, a move that makes its service more competitive in the marketplace.”

When asked how paying less for Delta clients’ dental care affects their dentists, CEO James Dwyer, who earned $2.75 million in 2016, responded: “They’ve lived in a wonderful, insulated world. God love ‘em. But it’s changing.” Dwyer suggested, “Number one, they could start by working 5 days a week.”

CEO Dwyer takes 2.75 million healthcare dollars from captive clients – selling them rushed dentistry cheap, with no quality control. He is just one more millionaire Delta official who cannot be held accountable to the consumers they harm. And after cutting payments to his clients’ dentists, Dwyer has the nerve to suggest that they start working even harder for him.

Craig Neal: “In short, Delta’s response continues a well-established pattern of resisting any accountability to member dentists, the patients they serve, or state regulators. So, the battle for accountability is likely to shift to the courtroom. Dollars that should be going to patient care or promoting oral health instead will be spent on lawyers.”

Delta sucks.

D. Kellus Pruitt DDS

Re: Data breach notification regime kicks in

darrelldk — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 19:52:38 -0000

So will this make electronic health records cheaper or more expensive?

Re: New Healthcare Bill Gets It Right Relaxing ‘Meaningful Abuse’ -- Oops, ‘Use’-- Requirements

darrelldk — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 14:28:43 -0000

Lorne Lavine, a well known dental HIT consultant who has been around for decades, no longer promotes paperless. In June, reporter Lauren Krzyzostaniak broke the news in an article she wrote for Dental Products Report:

Dr. Lorne Lavine, founder and president of Dental Technology Consultants, had once advocated for dental practices to invest in EHRs but is no longer a proponent. Now that the meaningful use incentive is no longer available, there’s just no real reason to invest, he says.

“When the funding was available and the office qualified [for the incentive], we absolutely advised [investing in an EHR], because that was a significant amount of money available to them,” Dr. Lavine says. “That opportunity is now gone, so we are not currently pushing EHR as an option. Most dental practices use maybe 5-10 percent of what their dental practice management software can do. They use it for patient information, scheduling, billing, treatment planning, charting and that’s kind of it. The things that you would normally get in a full-feature EHR module, the vast majority of offices don’t need or want.”

And for “most” offices, he’s talking probably 98 percent of them.
http://www.dentalproductsre...

Re: New Healthcare Bill Gets It Right Relaxing ‘Meaningful Abuse’ -- Oops, ‘Use’-- Requirements

darrelldk — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 21:15:44 -0000

In dentistry, electronic dental records are not only increasingly more expensive and increasingly more dangerous than paper, but EHRs offer dental patients NO TANGIBLE BENEFITS to offset the increased cost and danger.... Yet vendors are still selling them. Go figure.