Wondering if your email setup is truly HIPAA compliant? In this episode, I sit down with Hoala Greevy, founder and CEO of Paubox, to break down everything private practice therapists need to know about HIPAA-secure email.

We cover:

-Why Gmail and Google Workspace aren’t automatically HIPAA-compliant

-What therapists are doing wrong (without realizing it!)

-How to easily set up HIPAA-compliant email—without portals or passwords

-And more!

If you’ve ever felt confused or overwhelmed about HIPAA compliance and email, this episode is for you. Friendly, clear, and packed with actionable tips—no tech degree required.

Thank you to Paubox for sponsoring this episode!

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Links Mentioned:

Paubox Article: "Comparing Google Workspace to Paubox for HIPAA compliant email (2024 update)”

https://www.paubox.com/blog/g-suite-baa-vs-paubox

"G Suite HIPAA Business Associate Amendment”

https://admin.google.com/terms/apps/3/4/en/hipaa_baa.html

Google Workspace “HIPAA Included Functionality”

https://workspace.google.com/terms/2015/1/hipaa_functionality/

Google’s Transparency Report:

https://transparencyreport.google.com/safer-email/overview

Paubox Badge program for an extra $100 off:

https://www.paubox.com/badgeprogram

Reviews of Paubox on G2:

https://www.g2.com/products/paubox/reviews

More about Gmail's end-to-end encryption service (new in April 2025):

https://www.paubox.com/blog/what-is-gmails-new-end-to-end-encryption-service

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This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

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