Hi all,
I was just forwarded a message about SP's apparent installation of tracking tools that allow Meta and other companies to gather data--not only of us as clinicians--but of our clients through the Client Portal that a) not only recognizes that they are receiving mental health treatment, but b) also theoretically can identify who they are. This is apart from the 2023 TOS changes.
The blog piece by Robin Levick is worth reading in full, including on options for clinicians to take (or not to take) now that you aware of the issue.Note that it is from the beginning of April. I'm surprised that coverage about this apparent bombshell hasn't been bigger and that I'm only learning about this now.
It sounds like she was deciding between switching to Sessions or Jane for her EHR. I am considering an EHR created and owned by a colleague, PSYBooks, who I don't think in a million years would ever cash-out her company to Big Tech. She is an expert in digital technology and HIPAA and has given continuing education courses on the subject. During the SP TOS debate, she published a piece about SP's deliberate misapplication of HIPAA. I did not end up migrating from SP during this period because a) I do not keep my therapy documentation on their platform and b) have never enabled them to "listen" to my sessions for the AI Notetaking feature.
I don't see any place to sign on to the class action suit just yet on ClassAction.org and am unclear why.