Security
It’s a matter of trust.
We know that when it comes to the Internet, the transmission
of personal and/or private information is an important
concern. Federal regulations such as HIPAA mandate the
protection of individually identifiable patient information
from public access. Your privacy, as well as that of
your patients, is a key issue in the development of
the Dental Office Toolkit.
With Delta Dental, you can use the Dental Office Toolkit
with confidence. Our web site employs the most sophisticated
security technology available today, meaning your personal
and claims information is transmitted in a safe, secure
environment.
What are some of the Dental
Office Toolkit’s security features?
Information is password-protected. To use the Dental
Office Toolkit, dentists are required to use a password.
How does it work?
When you first register, you will participate in a
process that will create a password, and provide us
with information to authenticate you in the future.
As part of this process, you’ll be asked to select
and answer a personal/secret question that will allow
us to identify you in the future when making a password
change.
As an additional security measure, the Toolkit will
prompt offices to create a new password periodically.
These changes to the password further ensure the security
and confidentiality of your information. By creating
a password-protected environment, we ensure that only
you and those you trust in the dental office can submit
information to us.
Transmissions are encrypted. As registration
and claims information "travels" between your
computer system and ours, it is secured using a 128-bit
SSL (Secured Socket Layers) encryption program. You’ll
know it’s secure, as a key or a locked "lock
box," on the bottom of your browser.
With encryption, almost any possibility that information
could be picked up prior to its secure storage at Delta
Dental has been eliminated. While it’s impossible
to guarantee absolute security, our efforts to protect
your information are above and beyond industry standards,
and surpass HIPAA requirements.
It’s physically protected. Delta Dental has equipped
its computer system with a highly sophisticated security
program in its effort to make its claims processing
system as impenetrable as humanly possible.
With this level of security, you can be assured that
the entire submission process is secure – beginning
with the computer you submit the claim from, the network
it is sent across and the systems on which it enters
and is processed. Delta Dental is also committed to
the following:
We’re one step ahead. Delta Dental of Michigan
adheres to the strictest security technology available,
and will always employ the highest level of security
on its web site – as upgrades are made available,
we will be adding them to our site.
Any information collected from you as part of our
security process will not be used for any purpose
outside of claims processing. Additionally, we will
not sell your personal information or your patients'
information to any outside party.
Also see our privacy
policy.
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