Episode 327: [Practical HIPAA] How to Actually fit HIPAA into your Practice Life

Published: Aug. 4, 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 share tips on how to demystify what HIPAA compliance means for you and your practice.

We discuss making compliance accessible and manageable instead of overwhelming; compliance as an ongoing process and set of behaviors; distributing the HIPAA workload; focusing on what you\\u2019re doing well already; tips for engaging with HIPAA compliance on an ongoing basis; resources we offer that can help lessen HIPAA overwhelm; how much time to actually set aside for these tasks; and acknowledging the vulnerability required in the HIPAA process.

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

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PCT Resources

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  • 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(for *all* team members at no per-person cost)

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PCT\'s Group Practice PCT Way HIPAA Compliance Manual & Materials -- comprehensive HIPAA Security Policies & Procedures for the practice as HIPAA covered entity *and/or* Business Associate/MSO. Comprehensively covers the HIPAA P&Ps for contractor clinician structure group practices, employee structure group practices, and practices that are hybrid.

Policies & Procedures include:

  • Customizable templates that address each of the HIPAA Security Rule Standards. Ready for plug-and-play real practice application.

  • Computing Devices and Electronic Media Technical Security Policy

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