In tech circles, “cloud” does have a rather specific meaning. For our purposes, however, we’ll define “the cloud” this way: “The Cloud” = “Other People’s Computers” Cloud services center around providing software services — and sometimes information storage services — on computers in well-connected data centers. Some Examples If you’re not sure whether or not […]
Windows and Macintosh computers allow you to make separate user accounts for everyone who might use the device. The Windows Surface tablet also allows this. So wherever you can make separate accounts for people, you should do so. Keeping It Separated There are a couple advantages to creating unique user accounts for everyone who might […]
As we’ve already stated several times in this training, therapists tend to be highly focused on the confidentiality of information and thus can easily forget about its availability. Antimalware, firewalls, and trusted WiFi can protect availability of information a little bit. However, the most reliable method, by far, of protecting information availability is to keep […]
November 2016 Status Update Greetings Workbook subscribers! This will primarily be a technical update to outline the major pieces of the Workbook project so you have a framework to understand what the heck we’re talking about in these updates. In addition to technical work, we’re also actively searching for resources or partners to help us […]
Summary The workbook software is not yet done. We have explored some options to make the work go faster and settled on one of them. We don’t know when the software will be done but we will try to give you better visibility into our progress in coming months. Refunds continue to be available; we’ve […]
The HIPAA Privacy Rule saw a tiny change that highlights big rifts in our understanding of HIPAA’s privacy rules for mental health.
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
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!
Over time, we have developed some forms for use in your practice and in your HIPAA compliance process. Previously, they were only available to consultation clients, but now we’re offering access to our newsletter subscribers, as well! Here’s what we have there now, with more to come as time marches on: Three versions of the […]
You can meet your clients where they are with technology and still protect them and your practice Digital Confidentiality According to Professional Ethics and HIPAA: A Heart-Centered Approach LEVELS I & II I’ve scheduled four dates for my much-lauded, highest-rated webinar series on digital confidentiality and complying with HIPAA security. Level I: March 14th, 10AM […]