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Sample Forms | |
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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Clinical Records: Protected Or Not | |
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Clinical Notes | |
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Consent to Disclosure Forms | |
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Correcting Errors | |
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Discharge or Termination | |
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Electronic Records | |
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Intake and Consent Forms | |
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Maintaining Records | |
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Treatment Plans and Client Access to Records | |
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Confidentiality | |
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Couples, Family, and Group Therapy | |
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Insider Information | |
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Third-Party Payers | |
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Contracts | |
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Capitation Agreements | |
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"Gag Rules" | |
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Office Leases | |
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Fees | |
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Setting Fees | |
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Sliding Fee Scales | |
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Recovering Unpaid Fees | |
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Forensic Issues | |
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Abuse Allegations | |
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Child Custody and Consent-to-Treat Issues | |
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Children as Witnesses | |
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Expert Witness | |
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Forensic Evaluation | |
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Involuntary Commitment | |
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Threats of Violence | |
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Practice Models | |
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Groups | |
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Partnerships | |
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Solo Practitioner: Incorporate or Not? | |
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How To Avoid Malpractice Charges | |
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Acts of Commission | |
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Acts of Omission | |
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What to Do If You Are Sued | |
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Managed Care | |
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Confidentiality Issues | |
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Duty to Appeal | |
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Teamwork | |
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Legal Aspects of Delegating | |
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Supervisor/Supervisee Responsibilities | |
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Unusual Practices | |
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Geriatric Clients | |
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Nontraditional and Exotic Therapies | |
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Internet Therapy | |
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Social Media | |
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Federal Regulations, Hipaa, and Hitech | |
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HIPAA Overview | |
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HIPAA Privacy Rule | |
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Personal Representatives (45 CFR 164.502(g)) | |
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Business Associates (45 CFR 164.502(a)(1-4), 164.502(e), 164.504(e), 164.532(d) and (e)) | |
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Uses and Disclosures for Treatment, Payment, and Health Care Operations (45 CFR 164.506) | |
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Disclosures for Public Health Activities and Workers' Compensation | |
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Marketing and Research (Accounting for Disclosures) | |
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Notice of Privacy Practices for Protected Health Information (45 CFR 164.520) | |
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Restrictions on Government Access to Health Information (45 CFR Part 160, Subpart C; 164.512(f)) | |
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HIPAA Security Rule | |
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The HITECH Act (42 U.S.C. Chapter 156) | |
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Bylaws for an IPA | |
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Partnership Agreement | |
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Articles of Incorporation: Professional Corporation | |
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Articles of Incorporation: General Corporation | |
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Certificate of Formation of a Professional Limited Liability Company | |
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Professional Limited Liability Company Member Agreement | |
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Sample Business Associate Contract | |
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Business Associate Contract (Attorney Services) | |
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Authorization for the Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information | |
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Client Information Amendment Form | |
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Notice of Privacy Practices of Susan A. Jones, LPC | |
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Accounting of Disclosures of Protected Health Information | |
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Request for Accounting of Protected Health Information Disclosures | |
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Authorization Revocation Form | |
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References and Reading Materials | |
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Author Index | |
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Subject Index | |