The U.S. Office of Civil Rights consistently has identified five issues in investigation of HIPAA complaints that result in corrective action. From 2015-2020, the impermissible uses and disclosures of protected health information and issues around safeguarding information have been the top two areas of concern. In 2020, access, administrative safeguards and technical safeguards rounded out… Continue reading
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Be Part of the Solution: Plan for Your Long-term Care Needs Now
As they age, many people are concerned about becoming a burden on their children or other family members. This concern is merited, as about 44 million Americans provide some 37 billion hours of unpaid care each year to adult family members and friends with chronic illnesses, the Family Caregiver Alliance says. Why are so many… Continue reading
Nov. 17 Webinar Addresses IT Tricks of the Trade, Register Now
To address all your practice’s information technology needs with one resource, the MDA brings you Complete Dental IT. It’s a collaborative effort between two MDA-endorsed vendors, iCoreConnect and information technology provider, ChoiceTel. The united power of these two companies brings you IT options and oversight far greater than you are most likely used to in… Continue reading
Tax Planning, Mitigation Strategies Among DBS Services
MDA-endorsed Dental Business Specialists can help members with their accounting needs as well as assist them in tax planning and tax mitigation strategies. DBS specializes in serving dentists and helping them develop benchmarks that will lead to successful, profitable practices. New MDA clients receive a discount on service fees from DBS. Please call DBS at… Continue reading
No Insurance? No Problem!
Help your uninsured patients get the dental care they need with MDA-endorsed Quality Dental Plan, the most efficient, cost-effective plan platform available. • Set your own fees using QDP’s easy, predesigned plan templates or construct plans yourself. • Let patients know at your practice, no insurance is no problem! • Help local employers save compared… Continue reading
Talk to DBS Investment Advisers, LLC about Your Retirement Dream
As the end of the year approaches, there are several opportunities to explore regarding your personal or practice retirement plan. Do any of these sound like you? 1. Are you looking to establish an office retirement plan? Good news! There may still be time for you to install a retirement plan for the 2021 tax… Continue reading
Alerus Financial wins MDA endorsement for pre-tax premium-only plans, health savings accounts and more
Offering your employees the ability to pay their group health or vision insurance premiums using pre-tax dollars, or to fund a health savings account with pre-tax contributions, can help you reduce your payroll taxes and make it easier for employees to pay for insurance. To set up such pre-tax accounts, you need the help of… Continue reading
Time for your cyber security check-up!
This is Cyber Security Awareness Month, and there’s no better time to assess your practice’s vulnerability to cyber intrusions and data breaches. If your practice is still backing up data to a physical hard drive and transporting that drive to and from the office and/or home, it may be time to think about cloud-based backups…. Continue reading
Request a workers’ compensation insurance quote ahead of 2022 renewal
With many workers’ compensation policies renewing Jan. 1, this is the ideal time to get a quote from MDA Insurance. Our endorsed carrier, Frankenmuth Insurance, has lowered workers’ compensation rates for six consecutive years. The State of Michigan mandates what is included in workers’ compensation coverage, making this a price- and service-driven decision. Find out… Continue reading
Free Webinar: IT phone home!
End your quest for better, more secure IT options with a new MDA program just for dentists Join us Nov. 17, at 6:00 PM EST, when MDA Services hosts an informative webinar to share IT tricks of the trade and offer options to vastly improve your IT workflow. This webinar is eligible for one CE… Continue reading