Dental practices across the Rochester area face a particular IT challenge: a small office network running clinically critical software (Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, Curve), connected to imaging systems and intraoral cameras, payment terminals, and patient communication tools — all under HIPAA's reach. Hurricane Technologies provides managed IT services tailored to dental practices in Rochester, NY and the surrounding counties.
HIPAA requirements every dental practice should know
HIPAA applies to dental practices in full — and Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforcement has stepped up in recent years. Specific requirements that often go unaddressed at smaller practices:
- Risk Assessment — formally documented, updated annually
- Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) with every vendor that touches PHI
- Encrypted backups stored offsite (paper backup tapes in the office don't count)
- Audit logs for who accessed what patient data, when
- Workstation lock screens and timeout policies
- Employee training documented annually
How Hurricane supports dental practices
Our service for dental practices combines managed IT (so the day-to-day support is handled), IT compliance focused on HIPAA, and PCI compliance for payment processing. Most practices engage us for all three as a single monthly plan.
Where we serve dental practices
We support dental practices across Rochester, Monroe County, Livingston County, Ontario County, and Genesee County.
