Tag Archives: VoIP security
SKYPE & HIPAA (ePHI vs PHI)
There seems to be continued confusion about whether or not Skype is HIPAA compliant. Please allow me to post some of the additional requirements under HIPAA and let you consider if you are compliant when using Skype. First, there are the “rules” under HIPAA: transactions, security and privacy. Some of our colleagues see the security [...]
Full StoryDoes Video Contact with Clients or Patients Require HIPAA Compliance?
If a US-based company isn’t claiming HIPAA compliance, my tendency is to recommend against using them for the delivery of telepsychiatry, telepsychology, online therapy or online counseling in the US, until they make claims for which they can be held accountable by our federal consumer protection agencies. That includes email, chat rooms, telephone or videoconferencing.
Full StoryVideo Makes The Case for Caution and Perspective in TeleMental Health and Coaching
Back in 1910, automobiles were just beginning to be mass-produced, roads were not paved, driver’s licenses were not issued, and people were experimenting with their new automobiles by driving everywhere they could, along dirt roads, over fields, any yes, into ditches. For a quick 10-minute video clip that illustrates how this analogy relates to telemental health and coaching, just look here: MP4 version or FLV version.
Full StorySkype Security & Other VoIP Systems: The Future & How to Protect Yourself
As we’ve discussed in previews blog posts, Skype runs on a “Voice over Internet Protocol” or “VoIP” which apparently is the common platform for videoconferencing online. The security of VoIP-based platforms, as well as reliability are the two issues I like to explore today. As I look for potential sources of information about the security [...]
Full StorySkype Security: Risks and Attacks
In the mental health world, imagine if the victim of a security attack were a psychiatrist, psychologist or counselor who encouraged a patient or client or will or will or to use a public VoIP system such as Skype and also promised confidentiality to a patient. Within the scope of routine counseling and psychotherapy discussions routinely cover everything from unacceptable feelings to frightening behaviors that involve illegal or immoral standards. The possible damages then, that could result from such private, detailed conversations being leaked online would be unprecedented.
Full StorySkype Security: What Happens If Someone Hacks into VoIP?
Do you know with any certainty that Skype security is adequate for health care delivery? Isn’t it your job to secure the office when you invite patients to meet you? Oh, your colleague across the hall is using Skype, so you can too? Not so fast…
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