Purchasing, installing and maintaining computer equipment in your practice is a formidable challenge. Implementing Technology discusses the most efficient ways to do that. The chapter includes advice on purchasing, implementing and supporting a variety of dental office technologies, beginning with simple software programs and ending with complex systems.

Implementing Technology will include the following chapters:

Why plan for implementation and maintenance?
- Impact of computer systems
- System life cycle considerations
- Direct and hidden costs

Evaluating products
- Rinding out what is available
- Obtaining objective information
- Making comparisons
- References

Practice management system models
- Client/server
- Application service provider (ASP)

Buying products
- Budgeting
- Negotiating contracts

Implementing new technologies
- Planning for implementation
- Step-wise implementation and fallback solutions
- Training (doctor and staff)

Complying with regulations
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Keeping it running
- Disaster recovery planning
- Backup
- Security
- Failsafe systems