Security of electronic mental health communication and record-keeping in the digital age

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 262-268

  Elhai, Jon D ^a   Frueh, B Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER NETWORK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SECURITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; E-MAIL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MICROCOMPUTER; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; SOCIAL NETWORK; TEXT MESSAGING; VIDEOCONFERENCING; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDS; TELECOMMUNICATION;

COMPUTER SECURITY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRIVACY; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 84959510108     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.14r09506     Document Type: Article

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