Every June, South Florida prepares for hurricane season the same way — storm shutters go up, water gets stocked, generators get tested. Dental and medical practices do the same for their physical space. What most independent practices in Palm Beach County don't do is prepare their technology infrastructure with the same intentionality. That gap is where the most preventable and most expensive damage happens. I've been doing healthcare IT for dental and medical practices in Palm Beach Gardens,...

It's August. Someone on your team is out for a week, and their email has an auto-reply on: "I'm out of the office until the 18th, please contact Jane for anything urgent." That single line is a gift to a scammer. It tells them exactly who to pretend to be and exactly who to target while the real person can't answer the phone. This scam shows up every summer in medical and dental practices across Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast, and it works because it doesn't look like an attack. It looks...

A data breach at your medical practice starts two clocks the moment it's discovered. The first is the operational clock — how quickly can you contain the breach, identify what happened, and get your systems back online. The second is the regulatory clock — and this one has legal consequences if it runs out before you've taken the required steps. The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule establishes specific timelines and requirements for notifying affected individuals, HHS, and in some cases the...