Legal, Regulatory, and Risk Management Issues in the Use of Technology to Deliver Mental Health Care

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 258-268

  Kramer, Greg M ^a   Kinn, Julie T ^a   Mishkind, Matt C ^a  

^a National Center for Telehealth and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Mobile health; Policy; Regulations; Safety; Telemental health

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOBILE APPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SOCIAL NETWORK; TELEHEALTH; TELEMENTAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84931573318     PISSN: 10777229     EISSN: 1878187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2014.04.008     Document Type: Article

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