Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Evan Dumas, your co-hosts of Group Practice Tech. In our latest episode, we dig into Google’s new email feature, client side encryption within Google Workspace. We discuss what client side encryption really is; who will have access to this new feature; whether it meets […]
We discuss shocking HHS guidance on remote communication technologies and BAAs; phone companies that offer BAAs; traditional phone services vs. VOIP services; enforcement policies; providing Good Faith Estimates to 3rd party payers; providing GFEs for all clients; proposed HIPAA privacy rule changes; new timeframes for releasing records; telehealth reimbursement and provider location; cross jurisdictional practice examples from Alaska and Maryland; requesting temporary permission to practice in another state; and how to do jurisdictional due diligence; and our upcoming training with Eric on 1/13/23.
We discuss working remotely during holidays; work life balance; network security considerations; untrusted networks as a public health issue; how to beef up network security; guest networks; VPN pros and cons; mobile hotspots; balancing security and connectivity for clinical effectiveness; and our Remote Workspace Center through Group Practice Care Premium.
We discuss training the next generation of practitioners; meeting the present demand for care; cohort style group practice model vs longer term models; getting paid by insurance for supervisees and interns; differences between trainees in the medical field and the mental health field; keeping track of supervisory billing for each insurance company; negotiating insurance contracts and how rates are impacted; how to structure compensation; pros of this model vs hiring fully licensed clinicians; the software and systems to use to keep things running efficiently; considerations for keeping clinicians around post-licensure; and how you can work with Tara to bring interns and supervisees to your group practice.
Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Evan Dumas, your co-hosts of Person Centered Tech. In our latest episode, we share memories of our beloved Roy Huggins, founder of PCT, whom we unexpectedly lost in November 2021. The Person Centered Tech team wanted to take the time to share our fond […]
Changes related to the 21st Century Cures Act – more descriptively referred to as the Information Blocking Rule – occurred on October 6th, 2022 when the “final rule” went into effect. Specifically, the limitations on the definition of electronic health information (EHI) that were in place since the Information Blocking Rule went into effect on April 5th, 2021 have been lifted. What does that mean to you, as a mental health care provider and “IB actor”? We’ll break down the key points.
As we work towards continuing and stewarding the legacy of the late Roy Huggins, LPC NCC, we are reminded to stay steadfast on his commitment to responsively provide to the professional community he cared so deeply about — especially around deeply personal topics. Roy did not shy away from running a company that was values-based, […]
I’m going to let you in on some PCT-behind the scenes today: When we talk about things we’ve gotta do, we talk A LOT about penguins. In PCT lexicon, penguins refer to all the things you need to remember to do. Your iceberg is your capacity (your memory, time etc.) and we are all, always, […]
In times of increased vulnerability, it can be useful to reframe and refocus ourselves on things that we can do to improve things around us. With the recent invasion of Ukraine, and the recently discovered intrusion on US computer systems that is suspected to be the work of Russian hackers, it is a good time […]