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Keep Out! Privacy, Collaboration and Behavioral Health Integration. Susan D. Wiley, MD Vice Chairman, Department of Psychiatry Lehigh Valley Health Network Gail Stern, MSN, PMHCNS-BC Administrator, Department of Psychiatry Jamie Bongiovi, LCSW Program Director, The Guidance Program.
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Keep Out!Privacy, Collaboration and Behavioral Health Integration Susan D. Wiley, MD Vice Chairman, Department of Psychiatry Lehigh Valley Health Network Gail Stern, MSN, PMHCNS-BC Administrator, Department of Psychiatry Jamie Bongiovi, LCSW Program Director, The Guidance Program Session # B6b October 6, 2012 Collaborative Family Healthcare Association 14th Annual Conference October 4-6, 2012 Austin, Texas U.S.A.
Faculty Disclosure We have not had any relevant financial relationships during the past 12 months.
Objectives Participants will be able to: 1. Identify two legal mandates for patient privacy protection. 2. Name 3 benefits of sharing patient information. 3. Identify 2 key elements of patient privacy protection in Behavioral Health Integration.
Learning Assessment We welcome your questions during the session and will leave 10 minutes at the end of our presentation for questions and discussion.
Who We Are Largest academic community hospital in PA Largest Level 1 Trauma Center in region Certified Stroke Center Employees – 10,200 Medical Staff – 1,200+ Nurses – 2,334 Magnet Hospital 163,000 ED visits 68,602 admissions 981 acute care beds 3 hospital campuses Revenues over $1 Billion
Advantages of the EMR Automation improves access to records Reduces medical errors Facilitates screening and tracking of patient progress Fosters collaboration between medical and behavioral health providers Shared information reduces duplications of effort and saves money and time
Why do we need to respect patient privacy? “Whatsoever things I see or hear concerning the life of man, in any attendance on the sick or even apart therefrom, which ought not to be voiced about, I will keep silent thereon.” (Oath of Hippocrates)
“Effective psychotherapy depends upon an atmosphere of confidence and trust in which the patient is willing to make a frank and complete disclosure of facts, emotions, memories and fears. For this reason, the mere possibility of disclosure may impede development of the confidential relationship necessary for successful treatment.” B. Rock
Elements of privacy, and confidentiality • Privacy vs Confidentiality • Qualifiers: • Real Risk • Serious Harm • Imminent Risk • Effective Intervention • Public Interest/Health
What are the legal responsibilities, mandates for privacy? • Confidentiality of mental health records is governed by: • HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act) of 1996; • Various CMS and Joint Commission regulations; • Your state Department of Health standards; and • Your state mental health laws.
“Sensitive Information” and “Sensitive People” • Is behavioral health information different than other clinical information and how? Should it be? • What are the pros and cons of handling behavioral health information differently than other kinds of medical information? • Are there “sensitive people” that require a higher level of privacy?
Provider Concerns: • Medical • Behavioral Health • Traditional • Integrated
Patient Privacy Concerns Access: Who can access my records? • Personal Issues: Can I protect sensitive information I don’t want anyone to know? • Stigma: I don’t want people to discriminate against me. • Can my employer see my records? • Can my records be used by the criminal justice system or affect my insurance benefits? • What if someone unauthorized sees my records? • Survey Results
LVHN Story: Our experience and process • Confidentiality Committee • Physician review and input • Policy formation • Patient privacy protections • Education • Audit and enforcement
Documentation in Collaborative Care • For the provider to trigger their own memory • For the patient to understand their care • For other providers to understand the care you are giving • For billing and compliance purposes • For the attorney who may defend you
Key Steps in Developing an EMR • Establishing a multidisciplinary Confidentiality Committee • Determination of what information is to be retrievable for PI • Identification of critical information categories to be shared for patient safety • Identification of critical information categories to be held privately • Identification of information to be shared for the promotion of public health
Key Steps in Developing an EMR • Means to handle sensitive information sensitively • Determine access level and entry privileges by job description • Provider Education • Patient Education and Consent Process • Audit and Enforcement • Evaluation and Revision
Discussion and questions: • How does sharing information change the information that is shared? • Who is the owner of the health records, patients or providers? • How do we juggle sensitive medical and BH information in the examination rooms?
References and Resources • SAMHSA http://www.samhsa.gov/healthIT/ • PCPCC http://www.pcpcc.net/health-it • AHRQ http://www.ucguide.org/index.html
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Contact Information: Susan D. Wiley, MD Susan.Wiley@LVHN.ORG Gail Stern, MSN, PMHCNS-BC Gail.Stern@LVHN.ORG Jamie Bongiovi, LCSW Jamie.Bongiovi@LVHN.ORG
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