Episode 526: De-Identified or Not? The Truth about HIPAA, AI, and Client Data

18/07/2025 17 min Temporada 5 Episodio 26
Episode 526: De-Identified or Not? The Truth about HIPAA, AI, and Client Data

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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 clear up misconceptions about what it means to de-identify information under HIPAA. We discuss: What de-identifying actually means under HIPAA The two methods under which PHI can be de-identified The 18 HIPAA identifiers that indicate if information is PHI The difference between de-identified and anonymized data How to spot red flags from EHR vendors to protect PHI, and what questions to ask Opting in or out of AI note services in your EHR Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ For more, visit our website. PCT Resources Article + 18 Identifier List: De-Identified or Not? The Truth About HIPAA, AI, and Client Data PCT's free Group Practice Service Selection Workbook & Worksheets  -- support for selecting HIPAA-secure, effective, and economical services to meet your practice's functionality and operational needs optional accompanying on-demand CE training: Designing a Group Practice's Tech Setup for Success: Effectiveness, HIPAA Compliance, Client Safety, and Efficiency (1 legal-ethical CE credit hour) Group Practice Care Premium weekly (live & recorded) direct support & consultation service, Group Practice Office Hours -- including monthly session with therapist attorney Eric Ström, JD PhD LMHC + 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 and documenting all personally owned & practice-provided devices (for *all* team members at no per-person cost) +  assignable staff HIPAA Security Awareness: Remote Workspaces training for all team members + access to Remote Workspace Center with step-by-step tutorials & registration forms for securing and documenting Remote Workspaces (for *all* team members at no per-person cost) + more HIPAA Risk Analysis & Risk Mitigation Planning service for mental health group practices -- care for your practice using our supportive, shame-free risk analysis and mitigation planning service. You'll have your Risk Analysis done within 2 hours, performed by a PCT consultant, using a tool built specifically for mental health group practice, and a mitigation checklist to help you reduce your risks.

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