by Liathana Dalton | Mar 11, 2024 | Clinician Resources, Podcasts
we summarize what group practice owners should know about the Office of Civil Rights Annual Reports to Congress and explain how understanding them can inform risk management.
We discuss the compliance report from the Office of Civil Rights (OCR); how complaints filed were resolved; compliance reviews vs. audits; reframing the (very common) fear of HIPAA complaints; the unsecured PHI report from the OCR; risk management for avoiding large breaches; the importance of reporting breaches; and the primary sources of breaches and ways to minimize them.
by Liathana Dalton | Mar 11, 2024 | Clinician Resources, Podcasts
we’re exploring what group practice owners should know about cross-jurisdictional practice in the age of teletherapy.
We discuss the shifting landscape of cross-jurisdictional practice; different licensure compacts to be aware of; applying for privileges to practice under licensure compacts; telehealth training requirements; service and payment parity; payment parity advocacy; states that restrict teletherapy based on provider location; temporary practice provisions; and our CE training that dives deeper into this topic.
by Liathana Dalton | Mar 11, 2024 | Clinician Resources, Podcasts
we’re covering the fundamentals of texting in group practice.
We discuss HIPAA compliance as a process, not a product; secure and non-secure text messaging; client requested alternative communications; how to use SMS texting in a compliance compatible way; what to have in place with your phone service provider; what to do about personal phone services; phone service providers we recommend (and don’t recommend) for teams; and how to document text messages.
by Liathana Dalton | Jan 5, 2024 | General Business, Podcasts
We discuss best practices for providing Good Faith Estimates for long term recurring care including: whether clients need to sign their GFEs; dissemination of information vs creating a contractual bond; how to provide GFEs to clients; how to document GFEs; what you should include in a Good Faith Estimate; who should get a GFE and why; and when to provide GFEs for clients.
