by Liathana Dalton | Jun 1, 2023 | Clinician Resources, Ethics in Tech
As the adoption of utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) is proliferating in just about every context and use application imaginable, we at Person Centered Tech are understandably focused on what the legal, ethical, and clinical standard of care considerations are – and on identifying the resultant risk management, privacy/security, and clinical care outcome implications, so that […]
by Liathana Dalton | Oct 13, 2022 | Clinician Resources, Ethics in Tech, Tech For Your Practice, Therapy Tech Hot Topics
Changes related to the 21st Century Cures Act – more descriptively referred to as the Information Blocking Rule – occurred on October 6th, 2022 when the “final rule” went into effect. Specifically, the limitations on the definition of electronic health information (EHI) that were in place since the Information Blocking Rule went into effect on April 5th, 2021 have been lifted. What does that mean to you, as a mental health care provider and “IB actor”? We’ll break down the key points.
by Roy Huggins | Mar 30, 2021 | Clinician Resources, Ethics in Tech, HIPAA and Security for Clinicians, Tech For Your Practice
Let’s bust a few important myths regarding the new rule and the rights that clients have in order to find some clarity through the confusion.
by Elizabeth Jones | Feb 26, 2021 | Announcements, Clinician Resources, Ethics in Tech, HIPAA and Security for Clinicians
Rights of Access is becoming a big deal and we are finding lots of colleagues are still unsure about what this means for their practice. In this quick 11-minute video, Roy shares some key tips to help you grasp exactly what this will look like in your practice- whether you are in a group practice […]
by Elizabeth Jones | Nov 19, 2020 | Ethics in Tech, Clinician Resources, HIPAA and Security for Clinicians
What is deidentification and how do you navigate deidentification of PHI as a solo practice and as a group practice? What role does tech play in keeping this information safe? Roy discusses the difference between how solo practitioners often use deidentification techniques and how they maintain privacy versus how a group practice needs to […]
by Elizabeth Jones | Sep 17, 2020 | Clinician Resources, Announcements, Ethics in Tech, General Business, Tech For Your Practice, Telemental Health
Now that we aren’t able to swipe cards for clients in person, how do we manage taking remote payments with teletherapy? What are the issues that we’re going to see? Taking payments from far away can be tricky (or very easy!) Roy covered 20 minutes of the basics that every practitioner who takes payments remotely […]
by Roy Huggins | Dec 20, 2018 | Clinician Resources, Ethics in Tech
Who couldn’t benefit from more community around their private practice? Standards around using social media in our practices are needed, however.
by Roy Huggins | Jul 27, 2016 | Ethics in Tech, Telemental Health
With the growing popularity of telemental health, it’s a wonder that it isn’t easier to identify which software is best to use to perform these services. Here I will try to provide some clarity on that subject. What Video Software Should I Use? When choosing software, we need to consider if it is secure enough […]
by Roy Huggins | Mar 28, 2016 | Ethics in Tech, Clinician Resources
Social media policies, communications policies, non-secure communication risk assessments… and that’s just the tech-related stuff! How do we manage it all and still do therapy?
by Roy Huggins | Aug 26, 2014 | Ethics in Tech, Clinician Resources
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.
