Maintaining the confidentiality of computerized mental health outcome data
| Autor: | James M Topolski, Annette McGaha, Danny Wedding |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Health (social science) Medical Records Systems Computerized Leadership and Management Federal Government Health informatics Outcome Assessment Health Care Health care medicine Humans Confidentiality Insurance Psychiatric Social Change Computer Security Health policy HRHIS Information Dissemination business.industry Mental Disorders Health Policy Public health Managed Care Programs Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Public relations Mental health Organizational Policy United States Psychiatry and Mental health Health psychology business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Mental Health Administration. 22:237-244 |
| ISSN: | 1556-3308 0092-8623 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf02521119 |
| Popis: | The emergence of managed behavioral health care has increased the value of data describing outcomes of mental health treatment. At the same time, increased development of the national information infrastructure and other computer linkage systems has facilitated the flow of information among a wide network of data systems. These two developments create a dynamic tension between the need to share information and the need to protect the privacy of mental health clients and the confidentiality of their computerized records. This problem is exacerbated by the cost associated with potential solutions. Unfortunately, policy development in this area has lagged behind rapid developments in technology. The mental health administrator must balance the three components of this conflict (the increasing need for information transfer, the protection of confidentiality, and cost) without a great deal of guidance. This article offers recommendations that may help the mental health administrator manage this conflict. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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