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- Title
Mental Illness and Firearms Background Checks-Combatting Violence Without Inhibiting Care.
- Authors
Kels, Charles G.; Bernstein, Jennifer A.; Yang, Y. Tony
- Abstract
The authors' reflect on the U.S.'s government's final regulation which amends the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule as of August 2016. They offer information on the HIPAA Privacy Rule and examines the connection between firearm background checks and mental health records. Also analyzed is the regulation's impact on psychiatrists and their practice.
- Subjects
HEALTH Insurance Portability &; Accountability Act; LAW reform; RIGHT of privacy &; medical records; BACKGROUND checks; PSYCHIATRIC records; PSYCHIATRISTS
- Publication
JAMA Psychiatry, 2016, Vol 73, Issue 8, p767
- ISSN
2168-622X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.1485