J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 37:3:392-396 (2009)
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Disability Guideline, Role Conflicts, and Treatment Records
H. Berryman Edwards, MD
Dr. Edwards practices adult general, addiction, and forensic psychiatry near Seattle, WA.
Address correspondence to: H. Berryman Edwards, MD, 14535 Bel-Red Road, Suite B-200, Bellevue, WA 98007-3907. E-mail: jaapl{at}behavenet.com
The AAPL Practice Guidelines for the Forensic Evaluation of Psychiatric Disability reminds treating psychiatrists as well as forensic examiners of the potential for role conflicts and of numerous factors related to handling of treatment records. This commentary suggests ways of more completely avoiding role conflicts, including those related to payment, and elaborates on implementation of requirements of the HIPAA Privacy Rules applicable to independent examination by third parties.
Copyright © 2009 by the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.