Group Practice Tech

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’re chatting about multi-factor authentication for group practices.

We discuss:

• What multi-factor authentication is and why it’s important
• Different types of factors for authentication
• What Google Authenticator is and how it works
• What accounts you can use Google Authenticator for
• HIPAA considerations for using Google Authenticator
• Using Google Authenticator appropriately in a group practice context

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

For more, visit our website.

Resources

• Google Help: Get Verification Codes with Google Authenticator
• Tech Target: What is Google Authenticator
• TherapyNotes: Setting Up & Using 2 Factor Authentication (Including Google Authenticator)

PCT Resources

• Related Training (non-CE): Security Awareness Grab-Bag
  • A collection of three short courses helping you and your staff maintain your security awareness through better handling of PHI in public, avoiding inappropriate disclosures, and preventing phishing and social engineering attacks.
• 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.