Episode 325: [Tech Tips] What You Need to Know About Googles Mail Merge/Bulk Sending Option

Published: July 14, 2023, noon

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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 discuss whether Google\\u2019s mail merge feature is appropriate for therapists to send mass communications.\\xa0

We discuss our advice on using the BCC field (don\\u2019t do it!); how Google\\u2019s mail merge function works; what\\u2019s covered under Google\\u2019s BAA; calculating risk; the impacts of a HIPAA breach; and behavioral measures vs. technical measures for reducing risk of error.

Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/

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