Telepractice & Technology in SLP Flashcards

Which platform feature is REQUIRED for a videoconferencing tool used in SLP telepractice to be considered HIPAA-compliant?

Answer: A signed Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with the vendor

For HIPAA compliance, the SLP's organization must have a signed Business Associate Agreement with the videoconferencing vendor acknowledging their responsibility for protecting PHI.

A client with dysphagia requires ongoing monitoring. Which telepractice approach would be LEAST appropriate as a standalone assessment tool?

Answer: Real-time cervical auscultation via remote stethoscope

Cervical auscultation requires specialized equipment and direct physical placement, making it unreliable and inappropriate as a standalone remote assessment tool for dysphagia.

When using teletherapy apps with gamification for child clients, the SLP's PRIMARY consideration should be:

Answer: Ensuring the app's tasks align with evidence-based treatment targets

Engagement features are secondary to clinical validity; apps must be selected based on whether their tasks target evidence-based speech-language goals.

What is the primary ethical concern when an SLP uses AI-powered speech recognition software to transcribe therapy sessions?

Answer: Client privacy and the security of recorded protected health information

Using AI transcription tools raises significant privacy concerns because session audio containing PHI may be transmitted to and stored on third-party servers without adequate protections.

For a client receiving fluency therapy via telepractice, which adaptation is MOST critical compared to in-person delivery?

Answer: Ensuring the audio quality is sufficient to detect subtle disfluency types accurately

Fluency therapy requires accurate perception of subtle disfluency types (revisions, interjections, blocks), which depends on high-quality audio free from delay or distortion.

An SLP wants to share a standardized picture naming test during a telepractice session. What is the MOST important copyright consideration?

Answer: Digitizing and screen-sharing test stimuli may violate publisher copyright regardless of clinical intent

Most test publishers explicitly prohibit digital reproduction or screen-sharing of test stimuli, so SLPs must obtain publisher permission or use telepractice-approved versions.

Which outcome measure is MOST appropriate for documenting telepractice treatment efficacy for a school-age child with language disorder?

Answer: Pre- and post-treatment standardized language scores combined with functional communication measures

Combining standardized test scores with functional communication measures provides the most comprehensive evidence of treatment efficacy for language disorders.