It can be easy to fall into a trap of thinking about digital security concerns as “the HIPAA stuff.” In fact, our professional ethics require us to address digital security just as much as any state or federal law. The difference is that HIPAA provides extensive standards for accomplishing digital security. Professional associations have, thus […]
Have you ever wondered about “low-hanging fruit of HIPAA security” for mental health pros? Compliance is a process, but this is a great first step to achieving it.
Get 17.5+ APA-approved and NBCC-approved CEs on tech and telemental health, personalized consults with Roy 4 times/month for a whole year, and so much more.
Secure texting that is HIPAA-friendly and good for clients is now cheap and easy for mental health professionals. It’s time to move away from SMS texting.
A flaw affects the security of all WiFi. While preventative steps are needed, fixes are available. Preparation for future problems may be needed, though.
We will bring you real answers about where to go from here in using cloud services safely in your practice, so that you can enjoy some peace of mind.
A handy checklist laying out what items of tech every mental health private practice needs to consider getting, with lots of resource links to help you out.
We here at Person Centered Tech are absolutely flabbergasted, excited, and thrilled to report that we are now an approved continuing education provider for the American Psychological Association (APA)! (And we’re having a sale to celebrate. More in a minute.) We decided to pursue APA approval in Spring of 2016. So many Psychologists from states like […]
Like any system, either family or computer, the Internet can have its problems. And recently a problem happened that has a relatively small impact, but could still require some action on our parts in order to keep our practices and clients safe. The end result of this announcement is: you might need to change some […]
You may have heard a few rumors about regular emails starting to get encrypted. The rumor is partly true, and can be useful for our HIPAA & ethics needs!