Why your clinic should go paperless

Emily MacDowallBlog, Business, Marketing, Security, Software

Over the past decades, as computers have gradually come to dominate everyday office life, it was expected that eventually every workplace would be paperless. But whilst most clinics have reduced paper use, many are still reliant – to at least some degree – on paper notes and forms. Going paperless may feel like the right thing to do, and an …

Data security in your clinic

adminBlog, Security, Software

The data you hold about your patients is a valuable business asset. It is essential to the day to day running of your clinic, and can be the key to growth and success. The security of your patient data must be a priority within your clinic. It needs to be protected from unauthorised access to prevent it being tampered with, …

Data security for individuals

adminBlog, Security

In our last post, we looked at the security of your patient data and established that, thanks to e-clinic (and provided you follow some common sense best practices), your data is protected. However, many people are complacent about their own personal data security. For example, there is a common misconception that only large organisations, governments, and businesses are targeted by …

‘GDPR & patients’ rights’ – a presentation

adminBlog, Business, Events, Security, Software, Training

Mark was delighted to give a presentation on ‘GDPR and Patients’ Rights’ at the Aesthetics Conference. The presentation was very well-received and lots of you had questions. Even though it’s over a year since GDPR was introduced, it’s still a real concern to many clinic owners. Luckily, Mark has distilled the key facts and was able to reassure many who …

Are you worried about data security?

adminBlog, Business, News, Security

Do you worry about data security? Are you concerned about what would happen if you couldn’t access your patient information for a period of time? We know that the security of your patient data is one of your top priorities. In asking a third party to take care of this data, you entrust them with a great responsibility. We take …

A perspective on GDPR

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I guess, like me, many of you have had a four-letter word constantly going around your head for the past few months. OK, so technically speaking, GDPR is an abbreviation not a word, but hopefully you’ll forgive me a bit of artistic licence. In my conversations with clients I am sensing in some cases a feeling of panic and impending …

What does the GDPR mean for your clinic?

adminBlog, Business, Security, Software

As of the 25th May 2018, all UK businesses that store consumer data will legally be required to adhere to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). However, the implications of this new EU-led directive may still not be clear to many small business owners. A recent study showed that as many as nine in ten UK business owners weren’t sufficiently prepared for …

How safe is your data from hackers?

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Shockingly, today we find ourselves writing an almost identical blog post only six months after we first asked this question. In May, we wrote about the global cyber attack that crippled NHS services. To recap, the health service suffered a weekend of chaos after hackers demanding a ransom infiltrated its computer system. Operations and appointments were cancelled and ambulances diverted as …

What is encryption and why does it matter?

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e-clinic has the highest security rating of any healthcare software provider To put it simply, encryption is the act of jumbling communication so that other people cannot understand or access it. Various forms of encryption have been used over hundreds of years: Julius Caesar used basic encryption in messages to his generals and British codebreaking decryption of encrypted German messages was …