Central Data Storage Educates Greater New York Dental Meeting Dentists on Offsite Computer Backup

Online, December 23, 2010 (Newswire.com) - The 86th annual meeting featured hundreds of the world's most respected dental educators and nearly 20,000 dentists. Visitors had the opportunity to see the latest in technology for today's dental profession.

Central Data Storage (CDS), the online computer backup company that leverages your dental offices existing internet connectivity to protect critical data off-site was on the exhibit floor and made the most of the four-day event by educating dentists and dental staff with information concerning HIPAA and HITECH regulations and its relation to proper off-site data storage security.

Improper management of data is an ongoing issue for many dental offices. "Too often doctors are misinformed with regards to protecting their patient data," said Director of Business Development Craig Condello. "Simply saving data to an external hard drive or disk is not enough as failure of these backup methods happens all the time. We have documented many of these. Couple this with the lack of encryption and potential for corruption puts many offices in a bind during even a small crisis," Condello said.

HIPAA requires patient information to have a layer of encryption when taken off-site to avoid the potential of data breach which has become an all too common problem. HITECH has added greater emphasis on HIPAA enforcement as well. The Office of Civil Rights Enforcement will now receive proceeds of any civil fine endowed to a medical office for lack of compliance. This incentive puts a bulls-eye on any office that fails to secure data properly.

The New York dental meeting located at the Javits Convention Center which is held every year and receives national and international fanfare gave many dentists and dental staff an opportunity to learn a great deal about data storage protection.

About Central Data Storage

Central Data Storage, located in Lincoln, Nebraska, provides managed online/offsite computer backup dedicated to serving dental offices and medical practitioners. These offices specifically need to have an established set of procedures and policies in place for data backup and recovery to protect the privacy of patients. CDS uses proven encryption technologies that address applicable regulatory and industry-driven compliance initiatives. Critical office data is encrypted in flight to multiple data centers and at rest giving clients reliable secure offsite backup breeding recovery assurance. There's no reason a temporary setback should turn into a permanent failure for your business. Prevent data loss before failure strikes. The first step is to create a disaster recovery plan and establish a formal process to be followed to restore your business continuity when a disaster occurs. Allow CDS to be an affordable part of your strategy with specialized know how of your practice management software and proper backup procedures. Central Data Storage is chosen by many dental offices for its affordability, expert in-house support team and keen focus on rapid restores.

CDS invites you to visit the website at: http://www.centraldatastorage.com for additional information or call 1-800-422-4607.

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