What Does HIPAA Compliant VA Mean?

You might be asking yourself, wait a minute. Is there a difference between an assistant and a HIPAA compliant assistant? 

Absolutely!

If you are a new therapist wanting to hire an admin to grow your private practice, make sure to know who you are hiring. Your assistant will be able to help communicate with clients, scheduling appointments, access patient information, submit insurance claims, and more. It is imperative to have a HIPAA compliant assistant or your company can lose a sense of trust and reliability with your patients.

A HIPAA compliant assistant has had additional training in order to handle PHI with the sensitivity and confidentiality needed. If you are hiring a W2 administrative assistant, you will need to provide this training. Want the admin help but feeling overwhelmed and couldn’t even think about adding another thing to your to-do list? That’s where Purple Pandas Virtual Assistants comes in. We specialize in helping mental health professionals start and run their private practice (and you don’t even need to do any heavy lifting!) Our staff has regular trainings to go over best practices and procedures to remain HIPAA compliant.

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