Susan Litton

Susan C. Litton, Ph.D, holds degrees in both mental health and IT and is actively engaged with careers in both. She has been a clinical psychologist in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia, since 1985. She is also the owner and creator of the PSYBooks Electronic Health Records (ERH) & Portal for mental health professionals (www.psybooks.com). Dr. Litton's dual careers make her uniquely positioned to understand the ethical and legal needs of our profession. In 2012, when she was first sketching out plans for PSYBooks, she hired a HIPAA attorney to ensure that all I's were dotted and all T's crossed. The two of them worked closely together for months, with her describing the kinds of tools mental health providers would need, and he taught her how to make those tools compliant with HIPAA. Her knowledge of HIPAA has continued to deepen over time. Additionally, Dr. Litton is an Advisor to Hale Healthcare IT Labs, a tech company devoted to building healthcare products. She was a charter member of the Coalition for Technology in Behavioral Science (CTiBS) and served as a CTiBS representative to the HL7 CBCC Workgroup, which is tasked with developing international standards for EHRs. Dr. Litton is the author of "Telehealth for the Mental Health Professions: Constructive and Evidence-Based Tips for Practicing Safely, Efficiently, and Legally".