Mental Health Practices

Cybersecurity for Mental Health Practices

Mental health practices handle highly sensitive patient information with additional privacy protections. Protecting therapy notes and patient communications is critical.

Top Threats

  • Ransomware on patient records
  • Telehealth platform compromises
  • Patient data theft
  • Phishing targeting therapists
  • Insider threats

How Attacks Happen

  • Phishing emails
  • Weak passwords on EHR
  • Unsecured telehealth platforms
  • Compromised personal devices
  • Social engineering

Compliance Requirements

  • HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules
  • 42 CFR Part 2 (substance abuse)
  • State mental health confidentiality laws
  • State data breach notification laws

Is your business exposed?

Security Checklist

  1. 1.

    Use HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform

  2. 2.

    Enable MFA on all patient systems

  3. 3.

    Encrypt all patient communications

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