Best (& Worst) Practices In Private Sector Managed Mental Healthcare

Part II: Confidentiality - July 1999
Additional Resources

• Best (and Worst) Practices in Private Sector Managed Mental Healthcare, Part I: Level-of-Care Criteria, April 1999 (Graham, National Mental Health Association).

• Standards for Consumer-Centric Managed Mental Health and Substance Abuse Programs, September 1998 (Graham, National Mental Health Association).

• Congress Dawdles as Deadline for Guarding Medical Data Nears, June 11, 1999 (USA Today).

• Guidelines on Confidentiality (American Psychiatric Association).

• Statement on Clinically Appropriate Access to Medical Records (American Managed Behavioral Healthcare Association).

• Legal Issues for Physicians: Confidentiality (American Medical Association).

• Code of Medical Ethics (American Medical Association).

• AMA House of Delegates Policies on Patient Privacy and Confidentiality (American Medical Association).

For additional information on confidentiality or other mental health advocacy topics, please contact the NMHA Healthcare Reform Advocacy Resource Center at:

National Mental Health Association
2000 N. Beauregard Street, 6th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone 703/684-7722
Fax 703/684-5968
Mental Health Resource Center 800/969-NMHA
TTY Line 800/433-5959

E-mail: shcrinfo@nmha.org

Additional Resources