Legal and ethical challenges in telepsychiatry

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 272-276

  Hyler, Steven E ^a   Gangure, Dinu P ^b  

^a Columbia Univ Coll of Phys/Surgs ^*  (United States)

^b Piney Ridge Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidentiality; Credentialing; Informed consent; Licensure; Malpractice; Professional liability; Telecommunications; Telemedicine; Telepsychiatry; Videoconferencing; Videoteleconferencing

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; INFORMED CONSENT; LICENSING; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIVACY; PSYCHIATRY; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEPSYCHIATRY; VIDEORECORDING;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT 1996; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; LEGAL APPROACH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

CONFIDENTIALITY; CREDENTIALING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LIABILITY, LEGAL; LICENSURE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRY; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 3342906895     PISSN: 15274160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00131746-200407000-00011     Document Type: Review

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