Social Media and HIPAA Compliance: Protecting Your Practice in the Digital Age
1 CE Hour Available
Managing social media use and HIPAA compliance can lead to some of the most common misunderstandings faced by healthcare providers. Improperly trained employees can expose your organization to HIPAA violations and costly fines!
Whether your practice is using Facebook to attract new clients, or your employees are posting about their workday on Twitter, improper use of social media can lead to major HIPAA violations. Especially now that smartphones and access to apps like Instagram and Snapchat are on the rise, more of these violations have been making the headlines than ever before.
The question becomes: How can your business use social media without violating HIPAA privacy and security requirements?
In this webinar, we outline exactly how to protect your business by managing how your employees use social media as healthcare providers. You’ll get concrete examples of how to create effective policies surrounding uses of phones and social media around the office, as well as real life examples of HIPAA breaches that have occurred as a result of improper social media usage.
Webinar Event Details: Social Media and HIPAA Compliance
- Where: 100% Online
- Fully recorded and available 24/7 after the event to review anytime for 6 months from registration date
- What: Live & recorded event includes access, slides, and handout
- Cost: 1-CE Hour for $49
Learning Objectives
Participant will be able to:
- List at least three ways to market on social media without violating HIPAA
- Intelligently discuss how to avoid HIPAA breaches through improper disclosure on social media
- Name at least two things to cover when training your staff or employees in the use of HIPAA compliant strategies to use social media
- Identify at least four factors related to best practices for answering, addressing, and interacting with patients on social media
- Describe at least one method for increasing patient engagement via social media without disclosing Protected Health Information (PHI)
TBHI Faculty
Dr. Maheu is a specialist in telebehavioral health practice and has been an industry leader in telebehavioral health since 1994. With four textbooks, dozens of book chapters and journal articles to her name, as well as having educated more than 20,000 clinicians, she is in a unique position to guide you or your organization in finding a maximally profitable niche in this rapidly expanding market. She is a master at getting to the point and answering your questions with clear, actionable, evidence-based suggestions both quickly and accurately.
Marc Haskelson is the President and CEO of the HIPAA Compliancy Group. He is a nationally recognized speaker on the topic of HIPAA compliance and cyber security. He is the Chair of the Business Applications Advisory Council for COMPTIA, the world’s largest security and compliance technician’s certifying body. Mr. Haskelson has over 25 years of compliance and operational leadership experience, and has held executive positions at Hearst Publications, Experian, and AT&T. He is an innovator who develops new products and solutions to address the challenges of the small and midsize market. Marc focuses his knowledge of compliance, technology, security, customer care, and payment processing on improving market inefficiencies.
Compliancy Group is partnered with TBHI and has been serving the TBHI community for several years. Compliancy Group gives behavioral health professionals confidence in their HIPAA compliance with The Guard®. The Guard is a web-based HIPAA compliance solution.
This program is for beginning and intermediate-level “telepractitioners” and “telesupervisors” wishing to deliver telebehavioral health services in these disciplines:
- Psychiatrists, Internists, Pediatricians, Gerontologists, Nurses, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners
- Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Therapists, Marriage & Family Therapists
- Speech Pathologists, Dietitians, Occupational Therapists, Behavioral Analysts, Substance Use Professionals
- CEOs, COOs, Administrators, Billing & Coding Staff
Webinar Includes:
- Webinar video recording, presentation slides, and webinar handout
- Access to the power and interactivity of the most cutting-edge technology available today for learning (login is required)
- Ability to take your post-test and course evaluation online
- Printable course completion certificate for your licensing board
- Access to TBHI Community Forum to ask related questions
- Full customer support
- 100% money-back guarantee for 30 days!
- This program is approved for 1 CE Hour, applicable toward state requirements for Legal/Ethical Continuing Education. TBHI is approved by several CE-approval providing groups to sponsor CE Hours. Please review our provider information to confirm with your licensing board that they accept our CE provider status. Please Note: If your board requires live attendance in order to receive credit, you must complete your post-test, course evaluation and print your certificate within 24-hours of the live event.
Cost: $49
Please note: To gain access to your training materials, you will be asked to create a training profile and register your TBHI training account. Once this has been completed, your webinar materials will be added to your training account within 2 business days.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
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All TBHI webinars are recorded, allowing you to review the content at your own pace. Once you create your training profile and register your TBHI training account, your webinar materials will be added to your training account within 2 business days.
Available 100% online and accessible 24/7, you can complete each webinar anytime within 6 months from date of purchase. If you need more time to complete your webinars, extended access is available for a modest fee ($45) for an additional increment of 6 months. To extend your access, go to telehealth.org/6-month-extension.
Good question! When you register for a live TBHI webinar, you will receive an email outlining how to log into your training account to find the webinar resources.
You will also receive a few emails outlining how to join the live event. These emails are sent the day-before as well as the day-of the live event.
Please Note: If you do not receive these emails, check your ‘updates’ or ‘spam’ folders. Please add ‘contact@telehealth.org’ to your contact list.
To take advantage of all that the webinar has to offer, log into your TBHI training account to access the additional webinar features including the webinar replay recording (available 24-hours after the live event), presentation slides, CE certificate, webinar handout, and private discussion forum.
Each webinar comes with 1-CE Hour (unless otherwise indicated).
- View webinar and pass post-test online
- Submit webinar course evaluation
- Print your Course Completion Certificate immediately for your licensing board
For details regarding CEs, see ‘Continuing Education’ section below.
The American Psychological Association (APA), the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC), and the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) have approved CE Hours for TBHI training.
Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, Social Workers, & Counselors are formally approved in California and approved by most other states, by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS).
For details, see ‘Continuing Education’ section below.
If your board requires live attendance in order to receive credit, you must meet the following criteria within 24-hours of the live event:
- Attend the live webinar event
- Pass the post-test
- Complete the course evaluation
- Print your course certificate
Please note, after the 24-hour period, all course certificates will indicate the course title as ‘Recorded Webinar.’ Due to CE provider regulations, we will not be able to accommodate any requests for access to a ‘live’ CE certificate after this live event period closes.
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Continuing Education Approvals (for most States & Provinces)
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Psychologists — American Psychological Association (APA)
Telebehavioral Health Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Telebehavioral Health Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Social Workers — Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
The Telebehavioral Health Institute, Inc. (TBHI), provider #1328, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Telebehavioral Health Institute, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. ASWB Approval Period: 11/18/2016 – 11/18/2019. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval for continuing education credits. Please note that ASWB does not award CE Hours for training related to marketing.
Addiction Professionals — NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)
The Telebehavioral Health Institute, Inc. (TBHI) is officially on file with NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) as an Approved Education Provider. TBHI has been approved as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider. NAADAC Provider #159459, Telebehavioral Health Institute, is responsible for all aspects of their programing.
Counselors — National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
The Telebehavioral Health Institute, Inc. (TBHI) has been approved by National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No. 6708. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC Credit are clearly identified. TBHI is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
CE Broker
The Telebehavioral Health Institute (TBHI) reports continuing education to CE Broker in some states. Licensed professionals should contact Telebehavioral Health Institute to determine if TBHI is active with CE Broker in their state and discipline. When contacting TBHI, please provide your licensure details and the specific name of your state licensing board.
California Nurses — California Board of Registered Nurses (BRN)
The American Psychological Association (APA), the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC), the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) have approved CE Hours for TBHI training. The American Medical Association (AMA) has approved the training for CMEs. Nurses are formally approved in California and approved by most other states through our co-sponsorship with Alliant University. See Continuing Education information here.
— NOTE —
Please verify the appropriateness of TBHI training for your needs by contacting your state/provincial board or your state/provincial professional organization. Some state and provincial regulations are in flux, complex and can be confusing. Some require additional documentation. Some states restrict the number of CE hours you can complete online. TBHI is does not accept responsibility for being aware of or meeting your state’s regulatory or licensing requirements.
TBHI Training has also been approved for AMA CME Hours. Contact us for details.
"For nearly 20 years Marlene has been the leader in thought, training and advocacy regarding the impact of technology on mental health professions."
Former President, American Counseling Association
"As a consultant, Dr. Maheu is creative, engaging, insightful, funny, easy, wise, and overall a delight to work with. Her energetic participation was infectious and raised everyone's game."
CEO, Ease Interactive
"Technology is crucial to our advancement as a profession in the 21st century. Marlene Maheu has been a forerunner in this endeavor to bring telepsychology to our practice, training and research."
Adelphi University
"The Telebehavioral Health Institute provides all of the essential training needed to start practicing telemental health or telepsychiatry. The courses are unsurpassed, unique and contain everything one needs to know in order to start practicing. Upon completing this training, a provider is "ready to go."
"Marlene is an engaging speaker and is at the cutting edge of mental health and technology. I'd highly encourage seeing one (or more) of her presentations. Her ideas will inspire you with possibilities."
Partner at The Practice Institute and co-author of Financial Success in Mental Health Practice
"Dr. Maheu has been a consistent and courageous pioneer in the use of technology to improve mental health services for over a generation. Her training will provide you with essential tools to start a successful telepractice while remaining complaint with legal, ethical and other risk management strategies."
Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Georgia State University
"Marlene is incredibly tech savvy with laser-sharp understanding of how to make the best use of innovative social media in professional settings."
The Pennsylvania State University
"Marlene is a pioneer, leader and strong advocate for ethical telemental health practices. Her presentations, workshops, articles and books provide valuable, thoughtful and informative ideas about how to deal with the many complex issues presented by rapidly evolving technologies."
"Dr. Maheu did a superb job of teaching many of the key concepts in tele-mental health to therapists in our organization."
Past President, Mental Health Pros
"Marlene is a true innovator in bringing technology to the mental health field. Her books are a must and I recommend them to my students."
"Dr. Maheu is one of the most knowledgeable people in the country in the area of psychology and technology. She has a rich perspective on the benefits and challenges in this field and has been extremely generous in sharing her resources and expertise."
"Marlene has established herself as a pioneer, expert, and forceful advocate for the telehealth. I've taken her courses and periodically consult with her. I count on her for thoughtful and ethical guidance in this complex field."
Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice - Psychotherapy & Supervision
"Dr. Maheu is a leading national expert on the application of psychology in tele-health, online services and use of new technologies to support and expand your practice. Marlene does terrific workshops--don't miss them if you have a chance to see her in action."
Past President, American Psychological Association
"Dr. Maheu is psychology's telehealth visionary, leading our colleagues through professional training in ethics and innovative technologies since the mid-90's. Telepsychology is the 21st century and our practitioners in particular must become knowledgeable."
Former President, American Psychological Association
"I wanted to establish a task force on 'new media,' but only if Marlene Maheu, a long-time leader in telepsychology, would agree to be its chair. She did, and the task force exceeded my highest hopes."
Former President, Society for the Psychology of Women, American Psychological Association
"Dr. Maheu is an outstanding leader, educator, and creative force in the field of telehealth. She has been a long-term advocate for the use of empirically-based practices in telepsychology and has provided solid guidance to practitioners in the ethics and conduct of telehealth services."
College of Medicine, Florida State University
"Marlene Maheu is a trailblazer in the field of telehealth. She was one of the first psychologists to even consider the concept of providing electronic services to patients and has been a leader in that field. Marlene is also a mover and a shaker and seems to be able to make nearly anything happen."
Professor, CSU Dominguez Hills
"Dr. Maheu was writing and presenting on telehealth and psychology of the Internet when the rest of us didn't even know how to spell it, much less know what it means or how to practice it. She is a true visionary and a pioneer in the important area of tele-mental-health."
Zur Institute
"Marlene is an intelligent, thoughtful, and diligent clinical psychologist. I've known her for years and her work in ethics and telehealth have been of the highest caliber."
Partner, Behavior Therapy Associates, LLP
"Thank you for spearheading a wonderful presentation on grants for us at the ATA Telerehab SIG."
"I am thoroughly enjoying the certification program. It is filled with useful, practical information."
