Email and HIPAA Compliant Practice: Is It Possible?
Clinicians need to make sure our email communications are protected. But “protected” doesn’t always mean what you think it means.
Is Gmail Encrypted?
Gmail uses encryption, but not in the ways you may think. Find out how the giant of consumer email helps — and doesn’t help — us as clinicians.
What is Encryption?
For professional therapists, confidentiality is a big issue. Did you ever think you’d know as much as you do about shredders, locking file cabinets and white noise generators? With electronic communication with clients quickly becoming a norm for our profession, it’s time to add encryption to the list of things we know how to use. […]