Clients appreciate the convenience and value of intake forms and self-help materials on our websites. What are the ethical and legal concerns around this?
You can meet your clients where they are with technology and still protect them and your practice Hey everyone! I’ve scheduled two dates for my much-lauded, highest-rated webinar series on digital confidentiality and complying with HIPAA security. We’ll be doing the Level I webinar on November 22nd, and the Level II on December 6th. You […]
All communications with a client are legally part of their medical record, but do we document every single email or text? How do we document them?
Are you interested in learning about electronic health records and cloud-based practice management systems but aren’t interested in it being boring? Well, we’ve got the event for you! I’ll be joining Rob Reinhardt on Google Hangouts next Thursday the 17th at 10AM Pacific time to discuss these serious topics in a non-serious way. This isn’t […]
A major upside of the 2013 HIPAA Omnibus Rule was the clarification that clients can request to receive unencrypted emails if first informed of the risks.
The Person-Centered tech crew is taking our show on the road to Tacoma, WA on October 5th. This time we’ll be talking about digital ethics in private practice
Clinicians love their iPhones and iPads as much as clients do. Can you use them in your practice and be HIPAA compliant, though? Sure! Let’s find out how…
Online data backup services help many therapists have a paperless office. The new HIPAA rules created a snag for using them without breaking the bank, however. [This article originally appeared in our June 27th, 2013 newsletter]
Skype is popular for online therapy, but is there something that is easy and cheap like Skype but is designed for health care? Let me tell you about VSee.
The simple answer to the question of cross-state mental health practice is, at this time in history, “only with a fair amount of logistical work and a dash of good luck.” Yep, that’s the simple answer. :) Let’s take a deeper look at it so we can do that logistical work and put ourselves in the way of that good luck!