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Do Mental Health Apps Sell Your Client’s Sensitive Data to Data Brokers?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

A February 2023 report published by researcher Joanne Kim outlines the results of a two-month study of how data brokers sell sensitive data mental health data collected from mHealth mental health apps. These companies include BetterHelp , Cerebral, GoodRX, Monument, and Workit Health.

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Is HIPAA-Compliant Texting Necessary?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

While there are many advantages to using text with and about patients, text messaging in healthcare poses risks that HIPAA addresses. Text Messaging and HIPAA. HIPAA allows text messaging in healthcare, but there are rules. Advantages of Using HIPAA-Compliant Text Messaging in Healthcare.

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Mastering Mental Health Intake Forms in 2023

Mend

Discover the best practices for collecting mental health intake forms in 2023. Mental health intake forms furnish essential information for providers and care teams. Care teams use mental health intake forms to obtain a patient’s medical history, current symptoms, and other pertinent data in order to deliver patient care.

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How to work with innovation in digital mental health

Digital Leaders HealthTech

Many mental health clients face various roadblocks to obtaining healthcare that works for them: Lack of Education Regarding Mental Health. Because of this, healthcare professionals are able to make use of several digital innovations to better serve the mental health patients in their care. Online Therapy.

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How To Decide Which Mental Health Practice Software is Right for You

TheraNest

How to Select the Best Mental Health Practice Software for Your Practice. Choosing mental health software for electronic health records (EHR) can be tricky. As of 2015, certain mental health practices (mostly psychiatrists’ offices) had to begin meaningfully using EHR to be eligible for incentive payments.

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The Truth About Using ChatGPT for Your Mental Health Practice

TheraNest

Reading Time: 6 Minutes By now, you’ve probably read or watched a bunch of articles and videos telling you how to use ChatGPT for work. With AI being added to every facet of our lives, we decided to take a look at whether AI could actually be used for your mental and behavioral health practice.

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Improving Handovers in Mental Health Emergency Telehealth

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Emergency departments (EDs) nationwide face numerous challenges, including the demand issue of many mental health patients and few mental health professionals to serve them. How Emergency Telehealth Can Reduce Mental Health Delays. Bring your telehealth practice into legal compliance.