Confidentiality Protections for Adolescents and Young Adults in the Health Care Billing and Insurance Claims Process

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 374-377

  Burstein, Gale R ^a,b   Blythe, Maggie J ^c,d   Santelli, John S ^e,f   English, Abigail ^g   Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, ^h   American Academy of Pediatrics, ^h  

^a Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

^e Department of Medicine   (United States)

^f AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS   (United States)

^g Center for Adolescent Health and the Law   (United States)

^h NONE

Author keywords

Adolescent; Billing; Confidentiality; Healthcare; Insurance; Young adult

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTRACEPTION; COST; FAMILY PLANNING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE BILLING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; YOUNG ADULT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; ECONOMICS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MINOR (PERSON); UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; CONFIDENTIALITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MINORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84958980296     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.12.009     Document Type: Note

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