by Evan Dumas | Apr 3, 2025 | Clinician Resources, Podcasts
We discuss:
Common myths we hear about practicing telehealth across jurisdictions
The risks of unpermitted practice
The threshold of client risk (and the only instances where cross-jurisdictional practice is permitted for clients in crisis)
What constitutes client abandonment and what doesn’t
Requesting temporary practice permission from a different jurisdiction
Our recent training on navigating legal-ethical cross-jurisdictional teletherapy practice for therapists
by Evan Dumas | Mar 20, 2025 | Clinician Resources, Podcasts
We discuss:
Expanded telehealth flexibilities and waivers for Medicare and where things currently stand
Reactions to the proposed Security Rule updates
Making updates even when they aren’t required to safeguard client info and your practice
Timelines for applications opening for the Counseling Compact and the Social Work Licensing Compact
Our upcoming CE training on Cross-Jurisdictional Teletherapy Practice in 2025
by Evan Dumas | Mar 13, 2025 | Clinician Resources, Podcasts
We discuss:
The uncertainty in our current regulatory landscape
What the in-person visit requirements mean for Medicare clients (and what they don’t mean)
Exceptions to the requirements for in-person visits
Compliance and documentation for these requirements, in the event of a Medicare audit
Steps to take as a therapy practice owner to be prepared for these requirements and communicate them to staff and clients
by Roy Huggins | Last Updated: Jul 22, 2016 | Originally Published: Mar 23, 2014 | Telemental Health, Clinician Resources, Ethics in Tech, HIPAA and Security for Clinicians
Most of us know that Skype is no longer seen as suitable for online therapy. But many of us don’t know why, or that it will happen to other software, too!
by Roy Huggins | Last Updated: Jul 23, 2016 | Originally Published: Dec 15, 2013 | Telemental Health, Clinician Resources
A short primer on how to get started doing online therapy, sometimes called “Skype therapy,” with lots of links to help you find your way.
by Roy Huggins | Jun 16, 2013 | Clinician Resources, Product and Service Writeups, Telemental Health
Skype is popular for online therapy, but is there something that is easy and cheap like Skype but is designed for health care? Let me tell you about VSee.
by Roy Huggins | Last Updated: Jul 22, 2016 | Originally Published: May 24, 2013 | Telemental Health, Clinician Resources, Practice Care
The simple answer to the question of cross-state mental health practice is, at this time in history, “only with a fair amount of logistical work and a dash of good luck.” Yep, that’s the simple answer. :) Let’s take a deeper look at it so we can do that logistical work and put ourselves in the way of that good luck!
