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 steps to take to protect client information from being accessed at the US border. 

We discuss:

• Devices being searched by Customs and Border Patrol at the US border
• Why border agents can search devices without a warrant
• HIPAA being the minimum security standard, not the ceiling 
• When HIPAA permits disclosure of PHI
• How clients can be impacted when PHI is accessed by law enforcement
• How to conduct a risk analysis of the potential impact of client PHI being accessed by law enforcement
• What to remove from devices before traveling
• Upcoming resources we will be providing on this topic

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

For more, visit our website.

Resources

• the Verge article: Is it safe to travel with your phone right now?

PCT Resources

• Travel Device Security Checklist -- coming soon as a free resource! This link will be updated as soon as we publish it. Thanks for your patience while we finish it up!
• 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
• For Solo Practitioners: PCT's Telemental Health Certificate Program