In this episode, HR for Health's David Howard sits down with Matt DiBlasi, co-founder of Abyde, to break down why compliance isn’t just about avoiding fines. It’s a genuine growth strategy for healthcare practices.

Matt shares the founding story of Abyde, built on the belief that HIPAA and OSHA compliance should be as simple as filing your taxes. He explains how a comprehensive, software-driven compliance program can streamline workflows, energize staff, and differentiate your practice from every competitor down the street.

The conversation covers:

• Why one CC instead of BCC triggered a state attorney general investigation
• How the Alcoa story proves compliance drives profitability — not the other way around
• The TurboTax model: making HIPAA navigable without a law degree
• Why most practices think they’re compliant and aren’t
• The real cost of templated policies vs. a dynamic compliance program
• How AI is becoming the next major compliance challenge for dental practices
• Why you can’t have HR done right without compliance and vice versa

If you’re a dental practice owner, DSO leader, or healthcare operator, this episode will help you understand why doing compliance right the first time is always cheaper than fixing it later.

Chapters

00:00 – Introduction & What Is Abyde?

00:51 – If Abyde Were a Dental Procedure

01:48 – Compliance Horror Stories: The CC Breach

03:21 – Founding Abyde: TurboTax for HIPAA

06:51 – Compliance as a Growth Strategy, Not Just Risk Avoidance

07:16 – The Alcoa Story: How Safety Drove Profitability

09:36 – Abyde’s Standout Feature: Dynamic Policy Generation

10:54 – The Comprehensive Compliance Approach Practices Are Missing

12:25 – The Biggest Compliance Challenge Coming: AI

14:44 – The Real Cost of Getting Compliance Wrong

In this episode of the Dental Leadership Summit Podcast, Carolyn Brown joins HR for Health Chief Growth Officer, Jill Hasselmann, to discuss one of the most overlooked drivers of growth in dentistry: trust.

Carolyn is a dentist with a background in public health who has spent years working with providers, payers, and dental organizations to improve transparency, reputation, and patient experience across the industry.

Jill and Carolyn explore why traditional reputation signals like online reviews often fail to reflect the real patient experience and why dental leaders need better ways to measure what patients and teams actually feel inside a practice.

They also discuss how team culture, patient experience, and leadership decisions shape long-term reputation, and why practices that grow without systems for feedback often lose touch with what patients are actually experiencing.

Jill and Carolyn discuss:

• Why Google reviews don’t accurately measure patient trust
• How trust changes as dental practices scale
• Why patient experience and team experience are closely connected
• How leadership culture influences recruiting and retention
• The role of Net Promoter Score (NPS) in understanding patient feedback
• How AI tools can help practices capture real insights from patients and teams

If you're a dentist, practice owner, or healthcare leader, this conversation offers practical insights into building a practice that patients trust and teams want to work in.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

00:15 Carolyn Brown’s Background in Dentistry & Public Health

02:18 Truth or Trash: Do Google Reviews Mean Patient Trust?

05:08 Why Trust Gets Harder as Practices Grow

09:21 Why Reputation Is More Than Online Reviews

11:24 Recruiting & Retention Through Trust

16:23 How Team Turnover Impacts Patient Trust

21:20 Using AI to Understand Patient Feedback

23:24 Net Promoter Score in Dental Practices

27:55 An Unpopular Opinion About Dental Growth

29:43 Workforce Shortages & Team Recognition

In this episode, we break down practical wealth-building and tax minimization strategies for doctors and high-income professionals.

Carson Henderson (CPA and wealth advisor) explains how integrating tax planning and investment management can dramatically impact long-term financial independence.

The conversation covers retirement planning strategies 401(k), Roth IRA, Traditional IRA, Roth conversions), the Rule of 72, asset location for tax efficiency, and why starting early matters more than investing aggressively.

We also explore advanced tax strategies including tax loss harvesting and Opportunity Zone investing and how these tools can help offset capital gains from selling a medical practice, real estate, or other large assets.

If you're a doctor, practice owner, or high-income professional, this episode will help you understand:

• How to reduce taxes legally
• How to structure retirement accounts correctly
• The difference between employee vs owner retirement strategies
• Why emotional investing destroys long-term returns
• How small tax improvements can significantly extend retirement
  

Whether you're early in your career or preparing to sell a practice, you'll walk away with a clearer understanding of how to build wealth strategically, not just accumulate income.

Chapters

00:00 – Why High Earners Still Struggle With Financial Freedom

00:17 – Why Most Doctors Overpay in Taxes (And Don’t Realise It)

03:22 – The Biggest Wealth Mistake Doctors Make

05:00 – Where Your Investments Should Actually Sit (Tax Strategy 101)

07:16 – The 62-Year-Old With Millions… Sitting in Savings

10:06 – The Rule of 72: How Your Money Secretly Doubles

15:04 – Employee vs Owner: Different Retirement Playbooks

22:26 – Tax Loss Harvesting Explained (Offset Capital Gains Legally)

27:00 – Opportunity Zones: A Hidden Way to Reduce Capital Gains Tax

32:06 – The Emotional Investing Trap (Why Fear Costs You Millions)