Privacy, consent, and the electronic mental health record: The person vs. the System

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 46-50

  Clemens, Norman A ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

confidentiality; health information exchanges; informed consent,disclosure; mental health information act of the District of Columbia; privacy

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; COMPUTER SECURITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUNSELING; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

CONFIDENTIALITY; DISCLOSURE; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRIVACY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF DISCLOSURE; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856297068     PISSN: 15274160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pra.0000410987.38723.47     Document Type: Article

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