Practical guidance about the HIPAA Security Rule and tips for making sure your practice is in compliance

Interview-style, with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT

  • Course Description

    This podcast interview breaks down the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule and offers practical insight into HIPAA implementation. This podcast explains the four HIPAA rules that most closely impact private practice and group practice behavioral health providers (Privacy, Security, Business Associates, and Breach Notification), and describes techniques for securing electronic devices in ways that meet HIPAA Security Rule standards and that protect against the need for breach notification.

  • Learning Objectives

    Upon completing this course, participants will be able to: Describe the difference between HIPAA’s Privacy Rule and HIPAA’s Security Rule; Describe technical measures to reduce the risk of security breaches involving personal devices; Make a plan for completing HIPAA Security Rule compliance


    Target Audience and Instructional Level
    This course is intended for psychologists, therapists, social workers, clinical counselors, and addiction counselors. Instructional level: Introductory/Intermediate

  • How To Take This Course

    In order to receive a certificate of completion reflecting the associated CE credit hour, you must:
    #1: Have an active paid Clearly Clinical membership
    #2: Listen to the corresponding course podcast
    #3: Achieve a passing grade on the post-presentation test (the test has up to ten questions and you must earn a score of at least 80%; you are able to re-test)
    #4: Complete the requested course evaluation.

    Course elements (including the course audio, post-test, and requested course evaluation) can be completed on a computer or mobile device via your Clearly Clinical account.

  • Course Format

    This high-quality and interesting course contains a one-hour, non-interactive audio podcast presentation which is available for free via all major public podcast providers. You can also listen to and download the file via our course player.

  • Commercial Support

    There is no known commercial support or conflict of interest for this CE program, presenter, sponsor, instructor, or content.

  • Certificate Access Details

    Once you've completed the course, your certificate will automatically populate in the 'Certificate' section of your account; it will also be emailed to you. Access to completion certificate will expire 365 days after issuance. Course certificates will be on file for ten (10) years from date of course completion.

  • Accommodations

    If you have special needs or need an accommodation, please email us at info@clearlyclinical.com and we will do our best to assist you.

Interviewee and Interviewer

Roy Huggins, LPC #C3375, NCC

Information Technology and Practice Management Expert

Roy tragically passed away on November 19th, 2021. Here is Person Centered Tech's original announcement of his passing: Remembering Roy Huggins.
Roy Huggins, LPC NCC, was a counselor in private practice who also directed Person- Centered Tech. Roy worked as a professional Web developer for 7 years before changing paths, and made it his mission to grow clinicians’ understanding of the Internet and other electronic communications mediums for the future of our practices and our professions. Roy was an adjunct instructor at the Portland State University Counseling program where he taught Ethics, and is a member of the Zur Institute advisory board. He acted as a subject matter expert on HIPAA, security and clinical use of technology for Counseling licensure boards and both state and national mental health professional organizations. He co-authored or authored 2 book chapters, and he routinely consulted with mental health colleagues on ethical and practical issues surrounding tech in clinical practice. He served for 5 years on the board of the Oregon Mental Health Counselors Association and then the Oregon Counseling Association as the Technology Committee Chair.
He really liked this stuff. Roy is deeply missed.

Elizabeth 'Beth' Irias, MS, LMFT

Interviewer & Clearly Clinical Founder

Elizabeth 'Beth' Irias (she/her) is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and the Founder and President of Clearly Clinical. She has specializations in Clinical Documentation, Best Practice, and Utilization Review, and works closely with clinical teams across the US as a trainer and national conference presenter; Beth was formerly an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University in the Graduate Psychology and Education department. Licensed in California and Oregon, she provides therapy via her private practice to young adult and adult clients, members of the LGBTQ population, and those with addictive disorders. She has two young children, a super cool spouse who helps out with Clearly Clinical's tech, and a rescue dog.

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