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 share an overview of the big stories, developments, and regulatory changes that will impact group practices in 2025.

We discuss:

• A proposed change to the HIPAA Security Rule, and how it will impact group practices

• OCR resuming their HIPAA Compliance Audit program

• Updates on telehealth provisions and exceptions for Medicare and important dates to know

• Updates on the Counseling Compact and the Social Work Licensure Compact

• Upcoming regulatory changes for AI use and our current recommendations

Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/

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Resources:

• Proposed New Rule From HHS: HIPAA Security Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Strengthen Cybersecurity for Electronic Protected Health Information
• Resumption of OCR's (the HIPAA Regulators) HIPAA Audit Program
• New Rule: HIPAA Privacy Rule Final Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy: Fact Sheet
• Model Attestation for a Requested Use or Disclosure of Protected Health Information Potentially Related to Reproductive Health Care
• New Rule: Fact Sheet 42 CFR Part 2 Final Rule
• Telehealth Update: DEA/HHS Temporary Rule, Medicare Coverage of Telehealth Services, and What to Watch For in 2025
• Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities Get a Three-Month Lifeline
• JPM2025: Regulation of artificial intelligence: Navigating a new frontier in health care | JD Supra

 

PCT Resources:

• Relevant on-demand, legal-ethical CE training: Law & Ethics of Clinical Documentation for a post Roe world
• Addresses the practical applications of the US Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, with particular focus on the impacts this decision has on client confidentiality and documentation of clinical services
• Relevant on-demand, legal-ethical CE training: The Evolving Legal-Ethical Standard of Care for the Clinical Use of Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health
• Gain insights into the benefits and challenges of incorporating AI technologies into their practice, understand the clinical implications, and learn how to navigate legal and ethical guidelines while maintaining compliance with HIPAA regulations.
• PCT's Comprehensive HIPAA Security Compliance Program (discounted) bundles:
• For Group Practices
• For Solo Practitioners
• PCT's 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.
• 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