Some of the more significant changes involve: Enforcement: HHS has shifted from being primarily educational to slapping neglectful Covered Entities with heavy fines and other consequences. The revised Kit  outlines ways to stay below the HHS radar and avoid penalties. The meteoric digital development of social networking (i.e., Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter), texting, smartphones, iPads, video-conferencing (i.e., Skype), digital fax machines and digital copiers, have all raised numerous new complexities regarding confidentiality and privacy. The revised Kit suggests ways to apply HIPAA regulations to these new technologies The explosion of Telehealth (also called TeleMental-Health or E-Counseling) has introduced intriguing and confusing questions regarding encryption standards, privacy, confidentiality, and HIPAA compliance in general. The revised Kit offers ways to understand HIPAA regulations as they apply to these new ways of delivering mental health services. And much more...  See the HIPAA Compliance Kit Table of Contents for more information   Additional Resources: Revised HIPAA Compliance Kit  Online course for CE credit that is based on the revised HIPAA Kit and fulfills the law/ethics requirement FREE: Review some of the HIPAA Updates to the 2nd and 3rd Editions Clinical Forms, Revised 2010 (non-HIPAA forms) Relevant Online Courses: Digital and Social Media Ethics for Therapists: Clinical & Ethical Considerations for Psychologists, Counselors, and Clinicians Using the Internet (8 CE) Telehealth: The New Standard (13 CE) Telehealth and Psychology of the Web (2 CE) 26 CE TeleMental Health & Digital Ethics Certificate: Clinical, Legal, Ethical, Technological, and Other Issues Pertaining to Psychotherapy and Digital Technology Record-Keeping in Psychotherapy: Ethical, Legal, and Clinical Issues (6 CE, includes 61 clinical forms) Confidentiality in Psychotherapy: Ethical, Legal, and Clinical Issues (6 CE, includes Informed Consent form)

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