The Cat's Out of the Bag -- and So Is Your Data
The real-world risks of open integrations
Meet our office cats! They're sharing real-world examples of the risks you take with an open integration and why sticking with approved vendors keeps everyone safe, happy, and productive.
- Gabe: The Data Scraper
Your unauthorized connection just gave Gabe access to scrape data from their shady print driver. When it stays behind your HIPAA protections, your patients' information is purr-fectly safe. But in Gabe's paws? That could claw away at your practice with legal, financial, and reputational damage — not to mention put your patients' identities at risk.
2. Mochi: The Ledger Vandal
The patient ledger is the foundation of practice finances. Every balance, payment, and adjustment runs through it, making it the single source of truth for auditors, payors, and practices. But imagine if because of an "open" connection, Mochi sneaks in and overwrites balances, erases histories, and injects junk data. That isn't freedom, it's financial vandalism. Guardrails don't block choice, they preserve the integrity of the record that keeps practices running.
3. Mookie: The Balance Hacker"Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+Meow"
Even a "harmless" integration/connection change can wreak havoc. With uncontrolled access, Mookie can hack into your system and reset all balances to $3.14, leaving reports unreconciled and your revenue vanishing into thin air. Henry Schein One embeds security directly into its systems, ensuring patient ledgers remain accurate, compliant, and tamper-proof.
4. Duchess: The Refund Fraudster
Thanks to your "open" connection Duchess just helped herself to a system refund -- $5,000 to a patient named "cash." This is what happens when integrations/connections are wide open. Henry Schein One embeds payments so every dollar is compliant, reconciled, and secure. This isn't restriction. It's protection.
5. Ellie: The Claim Duplicator
"Open" isn't liberating — it's reckless. Without guardrails, Ellie can multiply a single crown into 400 duplicate claims, triggering payor audits and revenue disruption. Henry Schein One validates claims at the source, embedding compliance logic to keep revenue cycles clean and accurate. Guardrails aren't about blocking choice — they're about stopping chaos before it starts.
The Bottom Line
Our office cats have shown you what happens when integrations run wild. Don't let curiosity kill your practice — choose security, choose compliance, choose Henry Schein One.
Because when it comes to your practice data, it's better to keep the cat in the bag.