by Elizabeth Jones | Mar 16, 2022 | Practice Care
I’m going to let you in on some PCT-behind the scenes today: When we talk about things we’ve gotta do, we talk A LOT about penguins. In PCT lexicon, penguins refer to all the things you need to remember to do. Your iceberg is your capacity (your memory, time etc.) and we are all, always, […]
by Elizabeth Jones | Mar 3, 2022 | General Business
In times of increased vulnerability, it can be useful to reframe and refocus ourselves on things that we can do to improve things around us. With the recent invasion of Ukraine, and the recently discovered intrusion on US computer systems that is suspected to be the work of Russian hackers, it is a good time […]
by Elizabeth Jones | Feb 16, 2022 | General Business, Step 4: Risk Analysis and Risk Mitigation, Step 5: HIPAA Manual
“Document or it didn’t happen” We’re guessing the late Roy Huggins said this 10 million times (give or take) in his 15 years consulting for his mental health professional colleagues. Documentation is something that so few clinicians get training on, whether it’s in regard to clinical work, HIPAA compliance, or security management. It’s something that […]
by Elizabeth Jones | Feb 3, 2022 | Clinician Resources
Avoidance. We can be pretty good at it. But, we know that avoiding discomfort isn’t always a healthy way to cope with difficult topics. That’s why transition planning and contingency planning are so important– and are an important part of the PCT way. Getting things in order can be a gift not just to ourselves, but […]
by Elizabeth Jones | Feb 2, 2022 | Announcements
We can see that many thousands of our colleagues use our free resources every month. That’s great! It’s an honor to be a consistent resource to serve our community. Everyone at PCT is here because we value the principle of helping the helpers. Who knew, however, that keeping the doors open on this enterprise […]
by Elizabeth Jones | Jan 13, 2022 | Clinician Resources
The No Surprises Act Support and Resources We know that the specifics of how to provide the GFEs for self-pay clients have generated a lot of questions and some understandable anxiety within the practicing community. We have addressed the No Surprises Act and GFE specifics a number of times in both of our direct support and consultation […]
by Liathana Dalton | Nov 18, 2021 | Podcasts
Welcome group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of the Group Practice Tech podcast. In our latest episode, we’re talking about The PCT Way. We discuss how we developed The PCT Way; simplifying HIPAA compliance needs; minimizing financial cost as well as time, energy, anxiety, and cognitive overhead; meeting […]
by Liathana Dalton | Nov 18, 2021 | Podcasts
Welcome group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of the Group Practice Tech podcast. In this episode, we’re talking with Uriah Guilford of The Productive Therapist about helping therapists find the tools they need to be successful. We discuss Uriah’s business directory for therapists and its origins, how to […]
by Liathana Dalton | Nov 18, 2021 | Podcasts
Welcome group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Roy Huggins, your co-hosts of the Group Practice Tech podcast. In this episode, we’re talking about payment processors like Zelle, Paypal, and Venmo. We discuss the term “HIPAA compliant”; compliance as a process; using “compliant” products in a noncompliant way; our favorite example, Google Workspace; […]
by Roy Huggins | Nov 15, 2021 | General Business