Tech Peace of Mind for Therapists Who Care
With tech taking over health care, you often find yourself without answers. Find out how Roy will allow you to get the answers you need in the format you prefer 24/7!
The HIPAA People To Start Investigating Small Security Breaches, *Maybe* Can Impact Small Therapy Practices
The Office of Civil Rights (the HIPAA People) recently announced a new HIPAA initiative at the local level that might impact small therapy practices.
Video and Social Media Marketing for Mental Health Professionals w/ Ernesto Segismundo
There’s no better resource for attracting clients than your own self. And Ernesto Segismundo knows how to get that self out to prospective clients through video!
To Practice Telemental Health, Am I Required to Receive Training?
We learn new therapy modalities and mediums in a variety of ways, and telemental health is simply yet another medium. But do ethical standards or laws *require* training before we can engage in the practice?
Do I Need a Whole Telemental Health “Platform?”
A current trend in telemental health is the use of “platforms” for delivering and managing services. Platforms are integrated services that include multiple features for telemental health pros besides just the basic video calling. The question is: do you need one for your telemental health practice? Or is a piecemeal approach to your tech the […]
Android Owners: Important Security Notice About Encryption. Urgency: Moderate.
A security researcher recently discovered a problem in many (but not all) Android phones and tablets that can allow bad guys to bypass the Android’s encryption features. While the issue is one that needs to be addressed right now, it is also one that can be fixed. Remember that this is simply a report on […]
International Online Therapy: What to Know Before You Go (and Start Doing It)
International online therapy means a lot of jurisdictions and complexity. But it’s definitely achievable if you know before you go (and start doing it)!
Two Shocking Electronic Records Revelations from Jay Ostrowski, Interpreted by Roy
On June 3rd (2016), we were lucky enough to get a presentation on telemental health from Jay Ostrowski. You can view the whole thing here (no reg or payment required.) He didn’t just talk about telemental health, though! Being as close to the machine of change as Jay is, he dropped some pretty big pearls […]
Therapy Business Line on the Cheap?: HIPAA and “VoIP” Services
A phone line for your practice that costs ZERO dollars? Sounds too good to be true. With HIPAA, it might be… or it might not?
When Online Therapy Video Sessions Go Glitchy: Some Tips
A delicate intervention is blocked by chopping or freezing. Or the connection is so bad there’s just no doing therapy at all. What can we do to fix that?