Everyday Speech is an engaging and intuitive digital learning curriculum specializing in social-emotional, behavioral, and communication skills for students from Pre-K to 12th grade. While our platform offers tremendous value, it's crucial for practitioners to understand how to use it appropriately, especially when subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Providers subject to HIPAA must ensure that they do not input Protected Health Information (PHI) into our platform. Everyday Speech does not attest to HIPAA compliance and does not offer HIPAA business agreements with its customers.
Despite this limitation, our platform remains highly beneficial to educators and practitioners.
Here are several ways you can maximize your use of Everyday Speech without involving PHI:
- Educational Content and Activities
- Utilize our extensive library of live-action videos and interactive activities to teach social-emotional and communication skills. These resources are designed to be engaging and educational, providing significant value without the need for PHI.
- Session Planning and Data Collection
- Take advantage of our session planning tools and data collection features. These tools can help you organize your lessons and track progress without identifying information.
- If you need to assign homework or track progress, consider using unique ID numbers instead of names. For instance, you could assign an ID number to each student and have them use this number for completing activities. This approach could allow you to maintain confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA guidelines while still utilizing the platform’s features.
While using ID numbers instead of names can be a viable solution, it is crucial to approach this cautiously. We cannot recommend specific methods for ensuring HIPAA compliance when entering any kind of patient data into our platform.
Please remember:
- It is ultimately up to you, as a trained practitioner, to understand and adhere to HIPAA regulations.
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Our platform is not designed to handle PHI, and we cannot provide guidance on the risks of inputting any data that could be linked to a specific patient.
For more information on how to maximize the benefits of Everyday Speech, feel free to explore our website and reach out to our support team with any questions.