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Jeff Suglio: A Celebration of Life

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of a loved and respected member of the DIA community.  Jeffrey Suglio, 60, passed away suddenly on April 25, 2021, and immediately entered the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Jeff was born May 7, 1960, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Frank and Betty […]

Why Dental Specialization for MSPs is Better for Everyone

The Dental Integrators Association’s (DIA) Michelle Hambidge and member, Dan DeSteno of Nova Computers Solution, sat down to have a chat with Stuart Crawford of Ulistic’s The MSP Show.  The topic? The benefits to providing vertical based specialized expertise in Dental IT Support.  How Nova Computers is able to leverage the community that the DIA provides to increase […]

PCIHIPAA Establishes a $10,000 Government Shutdown Fund

DIA Partner PCIHIPAA is Living by the Golden Rule They are doing their part to spread a little good during a bad situation for so many people. According to president Jeff Broudy, “If you know someone (or someone who knows someone) please share.”   – Thank you PCIHIPAA!

Hackers Hit Small Town

This is an article written for Sally McKenzie’s newsletter The Dentist’s Network which can be found Here By Patrick Jacobwith, CEO Sunset Technologies, DIA Board Member       If you are connected to the internet, this is a must read. Imagine, it is Friday morning. You stop at the local coffee spot; your mind […]

The Worst Advice We’ve Ever Heard About Dental Office Design

This is an article written for Sally McKenzie’s newsletter The Dentist’s Network which can be found Here By Steve McNamara, CEO and Founder of  DTC and DIA Board Member   The Worst Advice We’ve Ever Heard About Dental Office Design A prospective client of ours once had a family member run a practice management software […]

Emerging HealthCare Technology

This is an article written for Sally McKenzie’s newsletter The Dentist’s Network which can be found Here By Wesley Robinson, President of Integrated Axis Group, LLC and DIA Member   If you could put part of your practice on autopilot, would you? Every twelve to eighteen months, computers double their capabilities, and so does the […]

The Real Cost of Innovation Debt

This is an article written for Sally McKenzie’s newsletter The Dentist’s Network which can be found Here By Clay Archer, CEO and Founder of DentalPC and DIA Member   A colleague of mine from Ottawa introduced me to the concept of Innovation Debt, and it struck a chord with me. His basic premise is that […]

Cybersecurity Training 101- Building the Human Firewall

This is an article written for Sally McKenzie’s newsletter The Dentist’s Network which can be found Here By Mike Whaley, Director of IT Security for CRC Technologies and DIA Member   It has been estimated that it can cost the victim of a healthcare data breach (the patient) $13,500 to recover after their medical data […]

HIPAA: As Easy as…PPT?

This is an article written for Sally McKenzie’s newsletter The Dentist’s Network which can be found Here By Amy Wood, President of ACS Technologies, LLC   Wouldn’t it be great if HIPAA was as easy as 123 or even ABC? Well, turns out it can be as easy as People, Process and Technology – or […]

Business Intelligence – The Next Big Thing in IT

This is an article written for Sally McKenzie’s newsletter The Dentist’s Network which can be found Here   Over the last few years we have heard a lot about the cloud and “big data”. But isn’t all that for big companies like Walmart and Amazon? The short answer is not anymore. Platforms like the cloud […]