Episode 315: [Tech Tips] Phone Service & HIPAA Compliance Updates

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’re talking about HIPAA compliance with phone services in group practice. 

We discuss VoIP, cellular, and landline services; what is subject to the HIPAA Security Rule; how to get a BAA with your phone service provider; phone service providers we recommend; porting phone numbers; managing phone service for a team; and implications for the end of the Public Health Emergency. 

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More Information

HHS Guidance on How the HIPAA Rules Permit Covered Health Care Providers and Health Plans to Use Remote Communication Technologies for Audio-Only Telehealth

PCT Resources

PCT's Group Practice Service Selection Workbook & Worksheets 

Free!! Step 1 of the PCT Way

Support for selecting HIPAA-secure, effective, and economical phone, video, and communication platforms (and your other practice functionality needs, too!

PCT's 2023 Practice Primer CE training: Regulatory Changes & Their Implications: What You Need to Know to be in Compliance for a Legal-Ethical Mental Health Practice 

(2 legal-ethical CEs!)

PCT's CE training: Smooth and Secure Use of Phone, Text, Email, and Video to Meet Modern Clients Where They Are: Legal-Ethical and Real-World Considerations

PCT's Group Practice Care Premium service with 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 documenting Remote Workspaces

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 documenting personal & practice-provided devices

Direct support & consultation service, Group Practice Office Hours