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HE LAW OF CONFIDENTIAL RECORDSWashington Law Institute
1999
Privacy Resources
Articles
- American Psychiatric Association Committee on Confidentiality: Guidelines on confidentiality. American Journal of Psychiatry 144:1523-1526, 1987
- American Psychiatric Association Resource Document on Computerized Records: A Guide to Security. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law, 25:4, 1997
- American Psychiatric Association Resource Document on Preserving Patient Confidentiality in the Era of Information Technology. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law, 25:4, 1997
- Appelbaum, PS: Jaffe v Redmond: psychotherapist-patient privilege in the federal courts. Psychiatric Services 47:1033-1034, 1052, 1996
- Bass A: HMO puts confidential records on-line. Boston Globe, Mar 7, 1995, p 25
- Bass A: HCHP reviewing policy on records: Boston Globe, Mar 9, 1995, p 17
- Broccolo BM, Fulton DK, Waller AA: The Electronic Future of Health Information: Strategies for Coping with a Brave New World; Journal of AHIMA; 64(12):38-51, 1993 Dec.
- Clifford, Ruth Records and Managed Care- Legal and Ethical Issues (5-97): Position paper of the California Coalition for Ethical Mental Health Care
- Corcoran K, Winslade WJ (1994). Eavesdropping on the 50-minute hour: managed mental health care and confidentiality. Behavioral Sciences & the Law 12:351-365, 1994
- Davidson JR: Confidentiality and managed care: ethical and legal concerns. Health & Social Work 21(3):208-15, 1996
- Edwards, H Berryman: "Managed Care and Confidentiality" Behavioral Health Management Volume 15, Number 6, November / December 1995, p. 25.
- Frawley KA: Update on Confidentiality Legislation; Journal of AHIMA; 65(10):12-3, 1994 Oct.
- Lazoritz M: Guarding Patient Confidentiality in a Managed Care Setting; Behavioral Health Management; 46, Sept/Oct 1994
- Murphy G. Anderson EM: An Organizational Model for Data Access and Management - Work in Progress; Journal of AHIMA; 65(8):50-2, 54 1994 Aug.
- Olfson M. Pincus HA: Outpatient mental health care in nonhospital settings: distribution of patients across provider groups. American Journal of Psychiatry 153:1353-1356, 1996
- Sabin JE: What should we advocate for in for-profit mental health care, and how should we do it? Psychiatric Services 47:1061-1062, 1064, 1966
- Sabin JE: What confidentiality standards should we advocate for in mental health care, and how should we do it? Psychiatric Services 48:35-36, 41, 1997
- Smee PH: Should insurance companies have access to patients' medical records? British Medical Journal 313:287, 1996
- Roback HB, Shelton M: Effects of confidentiality limitations on the psychotherapeutic process. Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research 4:185-193, 1995
- Woodward B: The computer-based patient record and confidentiality. New England Journal of Medicine 333:1419-1422, 1995
Books
- Computer Science and Telecommunications Board Commission For the Record - Protecting Electronic Health Information Hardcover 1997
- Dickson, Donald T Confidentiality and Privacy in Social Work - A Guide to the Law for Practitioners and Students Hardcover 1998
- Freeny, Michael Terminal Consent
Paperback 1998
"Terminal Consent is a medical thriller set against a revealing backdrop of managed care and the Internet. Amidst a murder and a love affair, a young psychologist is pitted against a sinister HMO that profits from patient deaths. She witnesses the open trading of private patient data, the destruction of lives from revealed secrets, and a computer named MOM who makes life and death decisions." - Institute of Medicine The Computer-Based Patient Record - An Essential Technology for Health Care Paperback 1998
- McHale, Jean V Medical Confidentiality and Legal Privilege (Social Ethics and Policy Series) Hardcover 1993
- Rennert, Sharon Aids-Hiv and Confidentiality - Model Policy and Procedures Paperback 1991
- Saunders, Janet McGee Patient Confidentiality Paperback 1996
- Tomes, Jonathan P Healthcare Privacy and Confidentiality - The Complete Legal Guide Hardcover 1994
- Tomes, Jonathan P Healthcare Records - A Practical Legal Guide Hardcover 1990
Law
- Behavenet® Washington Behavioral Health Law: Medical Records/Health care Information Access and Disclosure
- Health Insurance Implementation & Portability Act Implementation
- 42 USC Chapter 114: PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR MENTALLY ILL INDIVIDUALS
Miscellaneous Web Resources
- Electronic Evidence & Records Retention Page
- FindLaw
- Gesundheitsdatenschutz
- Electronic Privacy Information Center: H R 3482 | S 1360 | Medical Record Privacy | The Medical Records Privacy Protection Act: A Discussion Draft by the Medical Privacy Coalition | Legislative Survey of State Confidentiality Laws, with Specific Emphasis on HIV and Immunization
Organizations
- American Health Information Management Association
- American Medical Informatics Association
- Community Health Information Technology Alliance
- Computer-based Patient Record Institute
- Computer Forensics, Inc
- Data Interchange Standards Association
- Medical Records Institute
- Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
- Public records disclosure resources by Chip Holcomb
- UCLA Online Institute for Cyberspace Law & Policy