Recent news reports are telling us that when Hillary Clinton was the Secretary of State, she may have used her personal email to conduct official business. I had to smile when… read more →
Of all the HIPAA breach reports I’ve read, this one takes the cake. It’s from 2009, when a retiring physician came home and found 71 boxes of patient records in… read more →
There are many reasons why we work to keep our clients’ records private and secure. To name just a few: it’s the law, it’s ethical, we want to avoid fines,… read more →
The one you’ll actually do. It’s a bit of a silly answer, but it’s also true. Some compliance work is better than no compliance work, and don’t let the details… read more →
A colleague sent this article to me recently… it’s about an entirely different set of smartphone apps that scrape data (contacts, especially) from your phone and send it to their… read more →
This article written by Healthcare Attorney and HIPAA Specialist Erin Gilmer. HIPAA requires training for all covered entities and business associates. But what do the laws mean by training? How… read more →
I wrote this article on HIPAA and Texas’ Medical Privacy Act in July of 2013 for the Texas NASW’s newsletter. It’s an easy to understand and thorough overview of how private practice therapists are affected, and how to get compliant!
This is the cloud-based practice management system that I use personally in my clinical practice. The system is simple, clean, easy and intuitive to use, and they keep adding new features. It has all the normal features, like calendar, client info, prog notes etc, reports, and document uploading, and also has a patient portal, an iphone app, and insurance billing (that one is an extra fee.)
Erin is an attorney specializing in HIPAA & patient advocacy in Austin, Texas. She’s a great resource for HIPAA consultations, help with breaches and investigations, and more.
