Jan 26 , 2023

Group Practice Office Hours (January 26th, 2023)

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BAAclinicians starting their solo practiceGood Faith EstimateGoogle secure contact formsInformation Blocking / Open Notes RulingNo Surprises Actrequesting notesROIself-paying clientssent to multiple staffsetting up secure contact formssign an ROISimple Practicesolely onlinetransferring filesvirtual mailing addressvirtual mailing service

Jan 12 , 2023

Group Practice Office Hours (January 13th, 2023)

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1Passwordadditional classesauto-fillBAAbackup for when Wifi dropsclinician deathdefault on password management systemsEHRHIPAA compliantHIPAA covered entityhiring a contractorincomplete progress notesLastpass breachLastpass team accountlicensed in two statesnon-secure communication policyold hard copy documentsrecommendationsrisks of auto-fill functionsending PHIservice level agreementshreddingSimple Practicestate bordersstate licensure constraintssupervising therapistteletherapyweak passwords vs. strong passwords

Oct 7 , 2022

Group Practice Office Hours (October 7th, 2022)

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Admin consoleembedded in EHRGoogle Workspace / GSuiteHIPAA-compliant serviceindividual Google driveintake formsmulti-party e-signaturesrecommended process/policiesrecommended settingsshared Google driveSimple Practice

Aug 19 , 2022

Group Practice Office Hours (August 19th, 2022)

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BAAbecoming HIPAA entityBYOD processChromebookcloud storagefailed sign-in attemptfull device encryptionGoogle VoiceHIPAA audit logHIPAA violationincorrect EOBsiPlumout-of-network group practicepassword protected user loginprinter/scannersprivacy policyprocessing intakesseparate email accountsseparate log-insshared drivesSimple PracticeSMS textVPNWindows 11 Home

Jul 22 , 2022

Group Practice Office Hours (July 22nd, 2022)

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access to EHRaccess to PHIbreach of PHIcourses for HIPAA compliancedata breachgroup practiceHIPAA manualsHushmail to Google Workspaceimporting emails to another domaininformation on BYODoffboardingSimple PracticeW2 employee

Jul 8 , 2022

Group Practice Office Hours (July 8th, 2022)

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accounting managementlogically distinct placepsychotherapy notesQuickbooksSimple Practice

Jul 1 , 2022

Group Practice Office Hours (July 1st, 2022)

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admin staffBackground ChecksGoogle Workspace calendarrental home internet networkSimple Practicesuggestionssync EHR calendarupload fileswebistes/services

May 27 , 2022

Group Practice Office Hours (May 27th, 2022)

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1-to-1 callingbusiness insurancedownloading software/appsencrypted emailGoogle VoiceHIPAA compliantHIPAA concernsHiscoxiPlumJoomiaLuxScinonsecure communication formsoptions other than Google formsresponding to escrow emailsecure forms providerseparate consent form for non-secure emailSimple Practicesupplement traditional phone systemuploading intake forms

Apr 15 , 2022

Group Practice Office Hours (April 15th, 2022)

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access to EHRBAAclinician left practice and took clientsHIPAA covered entityhiring a contractorpractice documentspreparing documents for attorneySimple Practiceswitching from contractors to employeesterminated contract with VA

Apr 1 , 2022

Group Practice Office Hours (April 1st, 2022)

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computer hardeningextract dataHIPAA coordination of careHIPAA covered entityInformed ConsentROIsscam emailsSimple Practicespeed and connection issuestransitioning contractors to employees