We deliver peace of mind to therapists and health professionals who practice counseling and psychotherapy, speech-language, optometry, naturopathy, and more. Whether you are a solo practitioner or a group practice, let us focus on the technology and compliance so you can focus on providing the best care possible to your clients.
You're here because most of the readily-available resources are directed at large, corporate health care providers, and most of it doesn't fit your practice. Our services are designed specifically for solo practitioners and small-to-medium-sized groups.
Security and compliance
Consulting and advising
Technology support
Clients' personal health information (PHI or ePHI) must be protected both
- at rest (i.e., when it is stored)
and
- in transit (i.e., when transmitted over a network)
If you enter PHI into a computer in any way, then the computer is "in scope" (required to comply with HIPAA regulation), regardless of whether or not the information is permanently stored on the machine.
What you don't know can hurt you!
In recent years solo practitioners and small group practices have become much more targeted for enforcement of HIPAA requirements. You are responsible for ensuring the security of PHI of your clients, and for complying with HIPAA requirements. There can be severe financial penalties for breaches of data security, and also for lacking proof of reasonable efforts towards compliance.
Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Summary of the HIPAA Security Rule. This is the simplest and least technical form of the security rule.
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/security/laws-regulations/index.html
Complete (unofficial) version of HIPAA regulations combined into one document:
https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/hipaa-simplification-201303.pdf
Downloadable Security Risk Assessment Tool Created by HHS
https://www.healthit.gov/providers-professionals/security-risk-assessment
Articles, case studies, and current information about prosecutions for breaches and non-compliance.
Articles about security and compliance as well as news stories.
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