Mobile payment apps like Square and online payment services like PayPal make it surpassingly easy for therapists in private practice — or even for small agencies — to accept credit card payments without much upfront investment. Do we need client consent to use these services, however? What kind of information is needed for informed consent? […]
They say HIPAA is HIPAA is HIPAA. But can it work differently for mental health clinicians? Are we different in ways that make HIPAA different for us, too?
I wrote a guest post! This time it was on the Private Practice Kickstart blog with the ZynnyMe folks, Kelly Higdon and Miranda Palmer. Check it out here: Guest Blog: 5 Strategies to Handle Confidentiality Problems When Potential Clients Contact You by Email
Getting a website up can be made pretty easy, but it’s also easy to fall into some traps. So here are my top 10 mistakes in marketing your practice online.
Announcing our newest offering: Office Hours! A frequent, low-cost service to provide near-personal help in understanding tech, ethics and HIPAA.
Some claim that electronic records are safer than paper because of encryption. This statement is at once totally right and dangerously wrong.
The 2014 ACA Code of Ethics is taking the lead on asking counselors to disclose to clients when and how they keep e-records. Other professions may follow.
The fabulous Joe Sanok gives me nostalgia pangs as he plays the interview we did at the ACA Conference in Honolulu. Good times! Find The Interview Here This is a 43 minute, freely-accessible interview podcast by Joe Sanok at Practice of the Practice. Joe runs a great outfit. Go check out the interview!
HIPAA requires every practice do a risk analysis and make a risk management plan. But can you do these things yourself? (Hint: Yes, You Can)
I’m busting more myths at Tamara Suttle’s blog. This time, it’s the myth that HIPAA doesn’t let you email your clients.