Book Strategy Call AI is everywhere in private practice right now. From note-takers, chatbots, scribing tools, and marketing platforms, everything is "AI-powered.”
But how do you actually know what's helpful, what's hype, and what you need to think through before you touch it?
This week, Uriah sits down with Samantha Schalk, LCSW and founder of Guardian Clinical Essentials. She's spent 20+ years turning dense HIPAA rules into things therapists can actually use, and she runs both a solo practice and a group telehealth practice herself.
Most therapists treat AI like an all-or-nothing decision. Samantha says that's the wrong way to think about it.
They dig into the PHI myth that trips up even careful therapists (removing a client's name doesn't make it "de-identified"). Why a website that says "HIPAA compliant" isn't proof of anything. And the new Colorado law that just changed AI disclosure rules at intake.
Samantha's whole philosophy: compliance isn't about perfection. It's about progress.
If you want to stop guessing about AI and start using it with confidence, you won’t want to miss this episode. 
Top 3 things you will learn:
- The PHI myth almost every therapist believes (spoiler: removing a client's name doesn't make it "de-identified")
- Why a website that says "HIPAA compliant" isn't proof of anything — and what you actually need on file
- Why chasing HIPAA "perfection" is the wrong goal, and what to focus on instead
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