The new 2014 ACA Code has made sweeping changes to standard of care around using communications tech with clients. We discuss and explore the new standards.
The Heartbleed flaw hit the Internet hard, and we have a simple responsibility to protect our clients’ information from the flaw: change our passwords.
The 2014 ACA Code of Ethics has added a new mandate to protect confidentiality of potential clients, which has an impact on email and new client contact.
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!
Reviews are one of the most effective marketing techniques online. Mental health folks can’t ethically ask clients for them. Luckily, we can ask colleagues.
Are banks under HIPAA when you take payment from clients? Luckily, HIPAA doesn’t want to get in the way of getting paid, but there are gotchas, as always!
Holding credit card info from clients can ensure you get deductibles, no-show fees, and other payments. What methods and pitfalls are involved in doing it?
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.
Electronic health records are certainly the future for keeping records, but how do they fit in to the current world of mental health practice?
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?