You finally have legal permission to do what clinical judgment has always demanded: protect your therapeutic observations from the general medical record. As of February 16, 2026, behavioral health documentation […]
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You can finally build a vault for therapeutic content inside systems that were designed for transparency. The February 2026 rules give you legal permission to separate what you document for […]
Starting February 16, 2026, the consent process at intake will fundamentally change. The new “Single Consent” for Treatment, Payment, and Operations replaces the stack of separate authorization forms you’ve been […]
February 16, 2026 marks the mandatory compliance deadline for aligning 42 CFR Part 2 with HIPAA privacy rules. While your compliance team sees a regulatory hurdle, your leadership team should […]
Your intake coordinator shares her login credentials with the night shift supervisor. Your crisis counselor uses an AI tool to summarize session notes faster. Your billing specialist still has access […]
Your organization passed its last HIPAA audit. Business Associate Agreements are signed and filed. Staff completed their annual security training. The compliance checklist looks clean. Then you read about another […]