Understanding HIPAA ePHI HIPAA regulation identifies a national set of standards meant to protect the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI). When that PHI is maintained in an electronic or digital format, that’s called electronic protected health …
Telehealth legal issues are complicated, fraught with exceptions and in telecommunications, still unfolding. Also, many practitioners either fear them or do not understand telehealth legalities. Telehealth Informed Consent Let’s begin with telehealth informed consent, the ongoing agreement, we make with …
Survey of Psychologists’ Telebehavioral Health Practices: Technology Use, Ethical Issues, and Training Needs Glueckauf, Robert L.,Maheu, Marlene M.,Drude, Kenneth P.,Wells, Brittny A.,Wang, Yuxia,Gustafson, David J.,Nelson, Eve-Lynn Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Vol 49(3), Jun 2018, 205-219 As telecommunication technologies have …
Is it ok for licensed clinicians to go over state lines for a few clients/patients? What if the treatment is just for a few sessions? What if the client/patient is just visiting out-of-state family for a few days? Onlookers scratch …
Telebehavioral Health Legal & Ethical Best Practices: Dos and Don’ts Telebehavioral Health Institute (TBHI) Faculty and Arizona Psychological Association will present an extensive, professional telebehavioral health and telemental health training on December 6, 2018, Thursday at the Black Canyon Conference in …
How to Legally Practice Over State Lines with Telebehavioral Health and Telemental Health 1 CE Hour Available Are you already practicing telemental health over state lines, or contemplating such practice? Many forward-thinking health care professionals are drawn to practicing online …
Join Telebehavioral Health Institute Faculty (TBHI Faculty) and Coding Leader as they present a telehealth reimbursement webinar entitled, “Telemedicine Mental Health Services: Finally Get Paid.” Learn how to get paid with telehealth, telemedicine, telemental health, or telebehavioral health in a …
If you see a U.S. citizen and your communication channel is crossing state lines, say, New York to New Jersey through Pennsylvania to Ohio, none of the intermediate states count. You are not practicing in New Jersey or Pennsylvania. Ohio …
TBHI Q&A #18: Videoconference In Telepractice: Have you found videoconference acceptable for noting changes in the patient’s appearance or physiological functioning? I know both can help determine where the patient is at with their use patterns and SUD severity …