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 explain what makes up a client’s record.
We discuss:
- HIPAA regulations vs. state laws
- What communications are included in a client’s record and why
- The distinction between progress notes and psychotherapy notes
- Resources for training your staff on rethinking notes
- The Open Notes Rule
- Managing documentation compliance in your practice
Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/
For more, visit our website.
Resources
- Designated Record Set (under HIPAA)
- HIPAA, Psychotherapy Notes, and Other Mental Health Records (JD Supra article)
PCT Resources
- CE courses: How We Need to Give Clients Access to Their Records, Now and in the Future (2 legal-ethical CE credit hours) and/or Rethinking Notes: Strategies for Making Documentation Simple and Meaningful (2 legal-ethical CE credit hours
- Group Practice Tech podcast, Episode 418: Four Things You Need to Know About Psychotherapy Notes
- Group Practice Care Premium
- weekly (live & recorded) direct support & consultation service, Group Practice Office Hours -- including monthly session with therapist attorney Eric Ström, JD PhD LMHC
- + assignable staff HIPAA Security Awareness: Bring Your Own Device training + access to Device Security Center with step-by-step device-specific tutorials & registration forms for securing and documenting all personally owned & practice-provided devices (for *all* team members at no per-person cost)
- + assignable staff HIPAA Security Awareness: Remote Workspaces training for all team members + access to Remote Workspace Center with step-by-step tutorials & registration forms for securing and documenting Remote Workspaces (for *all* team members at no per-person cost) + more
- HIPAA Risk Analysis & Risk Mitigation Planning service for mental health group practices -- care for your practice using our supportive, shame-free risk analysis and mitigation planning service. You’ll have your Risk Analysis done within 2 hours, performed by a PCT consultant, using a tool built specifically for mental health group practice, and a mitigation checklist to help you reduce your risks.