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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 | |