Hi All:
We are trying to determine if we need to make any changes in the handling of our psych records under HIPAA. We have a psych unit in our acute care hospital plus a separate psych facility. (The separate facility is the easy part). If you have a psych unit: 1. How are psychotherapy notes/records stored - are the designated "psychotherapy" notes part of the medical record or are they stored separately? 2. Are psychotherapy notes/records distinguishable in any way from other records? How? 3. What do you consider a psychotherapy record? For example: Does the record become a psych record when their is a psych diagnosis listed or when some psych-related issue is contained in the record? An acute care admission with a psych consult? 4. For facilities with an electronic psych medical record, who has access to the record. Is it blocked in any way? If so, how? 5. For facilities with an electronic psych medical record, what portions of it, if any, are freely available? (For example, the entire psych record or just the medication list??) Thanks for your responses, Elizabeth R. White
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