The Talkspace evidentiary exposure should put every behavioral health operator on notice. AI scribes, telehealth recordings, and chat transcripts are discoverable. AHS walks operators through 42 CFR Part 2, HIPAA, BAA scrutiny, and the retention policy revisions needed before plaintiffs’ attorneys or regulators force the issue.
Not all businesses face the same technology risks, and healthcare practices sit near the top of the list when it comes to complexity, compliance pressure, and consequences when things go wrong. Medical and behavioral health providers handle some of the…
Behavioral health organizations face a fundamentally different IT risk profile than other healthcare sectors. High concentrations of sensitive mental health and substance use disorder data, reliance on telehealth, decentralized outpatient footprints, and chronic workforce shortages create an environment where technology…
Behavioral health credentialing is the formal process by which payers verify a provider’s qualifications, licensure, education, training, work history, and compliance status before allowing participation in a health plan’s network. For mental health practices, credentialing is inseparable from reimbursement access,…
OCAT, LLC, doing business as Evoke Wellness at Hilliard, has been listed on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights breach portal following the reporting of a data security incident affecting 1,629 individuals. The breach,…
Small clinics and independent provider organizations now sit squarely in the crosshairs of cybercriminals. Ransomware groups and credential harvesting campaigns increasingly favor smaller healthcare entities because they typically lack internal security teams, maintain legacy systems, and rely on overstretched IT…
Behavioral health clinics operate in one of the most complex IT environments in healthcare. Electronic health records, telehealth platforms, billing systems, security requirements, and compliance obligations all intersect—often across multiple locations and states. Generic IT managed service providers may offer…
Mental health practices rely on technology for far more than scheduling and recordkeeping. Electronic health records, telehealth platforms, billing systems, and secure communication tools all sit at the center of care delivery. What makes mental health IT different is sensitivity,…
Behavioral health organizations rely on technology more than ever, yet they operate under tighter margins, heavier regulation, and higher clinical risk than most healthcare sectors. IT failures in this space don’t just slow operations, they can disrupt care, trigger compliance…
