I don’t do a lot of consulting for people who’ve experienced a “security breach” in their practices. But in the last year I’ve gotten 7 inquiries about security breaches from colleagues, and every single one was from someone whose email had been hacked into. So I’d like to make sure everyone knows the two things […]
Clinicians are motivated by relationships. Our relationship with HIPAA has been rocky at best for a long time, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
They say HIPAA is HIPAA is HIPAA. But can it work differently for mental health clinicians? Are we different in ways that make HIPAA different for us, too?
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Some claim that electronic records are safer than paper because of encryption. This statement is at once totally right and dangerously wrong.
When I started practicing, I didn’t even want to put records on my computer. Now I frequently recommend putting everything you can on the cloud. Here’s why.
Google will now give a Business Associate contract for Gmail, Drive, and Calendar for business. Does this mean health care folks can use those products now?
Square is the easy credit card swiper for your smart phone or tablet. Learn the legal-ethical ins and outs to advantage of this handy tool with confidence.
Wouldn’t it be great if your computer and smartphone could be made impervious to security breaches under HIPAA? Well, they kind of can be.
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. […]