HIPAA

HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

Therapists need to factor in HIPAA when deciding on which tools to use for documentation. And as a reminder, Quill is a HIPAA-compliant AI documentation tool.

Articles about HIPAA

June 29, 2026

Why we do what we do.

This message came through from a therapist who loves Quill, and it really made our week! Thousands of therapists use Quill for their notes and documentation, and its their support and encouragement that keeps us going.


June 12, 2026

Do Not Retain Therapy Session Transcripts: A Plea to Mental Health Tech Companies, Therapists, and Clients

Even if they are "de-identified" and "de-coupled", retaining therapy session transcripts still poses an unnecessary risk to clients and therapists. This is an attempt to urge mental health companies (and their users) to not consent to this.


May 1, 2026

Risks of "De-Identified" Therapy Transcripts: Part 1 of 3

De-identification can reduce privacy risk, but it does not make a therapy transcript anonymous. Safe Harbor removes certain identifiers, but many of those identifiers are not the things clients usually say out loud in therapy.


Jan. 2, 2026

Recent Example of Accidental Data Exposure

The startup Flock accidentally had 60+ of their AI-powered security camera feeds available for the entire world to watch. This is just another reminder of how security mistakes happen, leading to data being compromised, despite the best of intentions.


Oct. 29, 2024

Think Before You Record

Data breaches will happen, so it's important to think about whether sensitive data needs to be recorded or stored in the first place. Limiting unnecessary data storage and avoiding recordings can help protect privacy and reduce the impact of a breach.


Sept. 18, 2024

BAAs with Quill

Signing a BAA with Quill for HIPAA compliance has never been easier.


Reviews for Quill about HIPAA

"I cannot believe how much easier this has made documentation. And I love your stance on AI. I have not and will NEVER use ambient listening, auto documentation or whatever companies are disguising these HIPAA violations as into my sessions. I've spent too much time and energy cultivating the therapeutic relationship to break for the sake of 'convenience'. Quill allows me to take my thoughts and put it in the appropriate format for the medical record. Thank you so very much for this practical and perfect solution. I am looking forward to what you come up with next."

- Therapist, LICSW, APHSW-C, MSW


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Please remember: HIPAA is not a guarantee of privacy and security. It outlines details of how an organization will handle a data breach as well -- not that there will be zero data breaches. So please, if you're a therapist, do not take "HIPAA compliant" as a 100% guarantee of privacy and security.

This is why at Quill, we focus on data minimization as well. If we don't need the data (like a therapy session recording or transcript), then we don't want that data! The safest data is the data that never existed to begin with.

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