Collaborative Communication Between Psychologists and Primary Care Providers |
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Authors: | Philip Knowles |
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Institution: | (1) Group Health Permanente, Behavioral Health Services, 5002 Kitsap Way, Suite 200, Bremerton, WA 98312, USA |
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Abstract: | Psychologists frequently collaborate in the care of patients managed in primary care. Communication with a patient’s primary
care team is important to ensure coordination and continuity of care. The communication is far from seamless. Although The
Health Information Privacy and Portability Act (HIPPA) is designed to promote sharing of clinical information while protecting
patient confidentiality, unique problems arise when mental health records are included. Mental health records are subject
to different regulations to protect the patient’s confidentiality. Thus, what is communicated and how it will be accomplished
are challenges. Further, psychologists and primary care providers often view documentation differently, resulting in different
styles of documenting that may also impede coordinated care. Increasingly, health care systems are moving toward electronic
medical records, creating greater opportunities for an integrated record. Improved communication through the record can keep
other providers abreast of the mental health care being provided as well as suggestions they can use to reinforce the mental
health care treatment plan. |
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Keywords: | Collaborative care Communication Confidentiality and privacy Electronic health records |
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