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Liability and Patient Suicide FOCUS

(6 days ago) WEBAnother important screening tool is the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), developed as a health care quality measure to address outcomes pertaining to depression. Suicide is a major cause of liability for mental health …

https://focus.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.focus.20190023

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Liability Risks for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners

(4 days ago) WEBPsychiatric/mental health nurse practitioners play a key role in providing care to patients with mental illness. This role is increasing caused in part by a …

https://www.npjournal.org/article/S1555-4155(18)30696-2/fulltext

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Patient Bill of Rights for Mental Health Treatment

(3 days ago) WEBThe fourth and fifth rights are about progress in therapy or mental health treatment. If a treatment is not working for a patient, the therapist should let the patient …

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/all-about-cognitive-and-behavior-therapy/202206/patient-bill-rights-mental-health-treatment

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How this lawsuit threatens patients’ access to mental health care

(6 days ago) WEB“Uncertain, expansive liability will restrict treatment options, cause mental-health professionals to exit the field, and harm the patient-physician relationship. In …

https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/sustainability/how-lawsuit-threatens-patients-access-mental-health-care

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Malpractice Liability Due to Patient Violence - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBMental health clinicians may face potential liability in the following scenarios: failure to hospitalize a patient with both mental illness and a high violence …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7011293/

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Liability and Patient Suicide - FOCUS

(Just Now) WEBLiability and Patient Suicide Debra A. Pinals, M.D. Suicide is one of the leading causes of liability against a psychiatrist treating adult patients. Reducing the risk of According …

https://focus.psychiatryonline.org/doi/pdf/10.1176/appi.focus.20190023

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Liability risks associated with mental health care can be managed

(8 days ago) WEBThese skills improve care and are the basis for medical liability risk management. Mental health training and experience might enable the pediatrician to …

https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/11788/Liability-risks-associated-with-mental-health-care

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Managing Liability Risk When Treating Suicidal and/or Violent …

(Just Now) WEBWhen treating potentially suicidal/violent patients, the behavioral health provider’s liability risk may be reduced by thoroughly assessing and documenting an individual’s risk of …

https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/home/practice-management/managing-liability-risk-when-treating-suicidal-and-or-violent-patients/

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Strategies to Avoid a Malpractice Suit When a Patient Commits …

(Just Now) WEBA few simple steps can enhance your assessment of a patient’s suicide risk-and thereby reduce your own risk for liability if the patient does commit suicide. Phillip …

https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/strategies-avoid-malpractice-suit-when-patient-commits-suicide

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High court ruling must avoid encouraging involuntary commitment

(8 days ago) WEBEditor’s note: Pennsylvania physicians will not be opened to new liability when making treatment decisions involving mental health patients after the Supreme …

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/patient-support-advocacy/high-court-ruling-must-avoid-encouraging-involuntary

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Liability and Risk Management in Outpatient Psychotherapy …

(4 days ago) WEBSexual Misconduct Claims and Intentional Tort Liability. Many lawsuits brought by patients in mental health treatment are based on misconduct of caregivers. 15,16,22,23 Most …

https://jaapl.org/content/35/2/188

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Liability and Patient Suicide - PMC - National Center for …

(3 days ago) WEBSuicide is a major cause of liability for mental health practitioners. In a legal case of malpractice, the plaintiffs will seek damages and will work to prove that there …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7011301/

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NHS Trusts accept liability for mental health patient's death Tees …

(9 days ago) WEBSolent NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust accepted liability in full for the death of Jack Farrington, a 26-year-old man who took his own life while …

https://www.teeslaw.com/insights/case-studies/nhs-trusts-respond-after-accepting-liability-avoidable-death-mental-health-patient/

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Legal and Ethical Approaches to a Patient's Request for an …

(8 days ago) WEBThe mental health professional should assess the interaction of the client with the animal to determine whether the animal’s presence has a demonstrably …

https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/home/topics/general-psychiatry/legal-and-ethical-approaches-to-a-patients-request-for-an-emotional-support-animal/

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Pennsylvania Justices Mull Liability Under Mental Health …

(8 days ago) WEBNEWS. Justices Consider Health Care Providers' Liability for Denied Care Under the Mental Health Procedures Act "If someone is at the height of a mental …

https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2024/05/15/justices-consider-health-care-providers-liability-for-denied-care-under-the-mental-health-procedures-act/

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Worker Harassment Cases Get ‘Tricky’ With Mentally Ill Patients

(Just Now) WEBKhorri Atkinson. The EEOC’s recent federal appeals court loss in a case where assisted living residents harassed workers left unresolved the extent to which …

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/worker-harassment-cases-get-tricky-with-mentally-ill-patients

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Municipal Legal Spending and Liability for Denied Treatment: …

(2 days ago) WEBNEWS. Municipal Legal Spending and Liability for Denied Treatment: What's on the Pa. High Court's May Agenda. Oral arguments in 10 matters are scheduled for …

https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2024/05/13/municipal-legal-spending-and-liability-for-denied-treatment-whats-on-the-pa-high-courts-may-agenda/

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Effects of Patient Suicide on Professional Practice Among Mental …

(3 days ago) WEBOf the 3715 clinicians working in participating clinics, 2257 submitted the survey (60.8%), and 2151 provided data on their experiences with patient suicide …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9097301/

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Mental Health Liability Insurance - cmfgroup.com

(5 days ago) WEBProtect Your Mental Health Career With Therapist Liability Insurance. Not only does CM&F have the highest-rated policies, easy-to-use technology and an exceptional …

https://www.cmfgroup.com/professional-liability-insurance/mental-health-professional-insurance/

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The economic burden of mental health inequities Deloitte Insights

(7 days ago) WEBDaniel E. Dawes is a health care and public health leader, health policy expert, educator, researcher, and author. Dawes is the Founding Dean of the School of Global Health at …

https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/health-care/economic-burden-mental-health-inequities.html

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UnitedHealthcare faces state penalty for uneven mental health …

(6 days ago) WEBUpdated: 1:20 p.m. UnitedHealthcare is facing penalties for allegedly violating mental health parity laws. After an investigation, the Minnesota Department of …

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/05/14/unitedhealthcare-faces-state-penalty-for-uneven-mental-health-care-coverage

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Accessible Outpatient Mental Health Care is Available - TRICARE …

(7 days ago) WEBAs a health care provider, you play a critical role in ensuring your patients get the mental health help they need. Encourage patients to use TRICARE’s mental …

https://www.tricare-west.com/content/hnfs/home/tw/prov/res/provider_news/accessible-outpatient-mental-health-care-is-available-for-your-tricare-patients.html

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Patients love telehealth—physicians are not so sure McKinsey

(1 days ago) WEBPatient demand also is higher for virtual mental and behavioral health. Sixty-two percent of mental-health patients completed their most recent appointments …

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare/our-insights/patients-love-telehealth-physicians-are-not-so-sure

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Liability Risks for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners

(9 days ago) WEBLiability Risks for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners. Psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioners play a key role in providing care to patients with mental …

https://www.npjournal.org/article/S1555-4155(18)30696-2/pdf

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Vista del Mar hospital could be reinstated for involuntary patients

(2 days ago) WEBThe number of mental health patients being transported outside the county has averaged four a day since the suspension went into effect a little over six months …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2024/05/13/vista-del-mar-psychiatric-hospital-suspension-review/73512318007/

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New Mental Health Training Empowers Pediatric Residents to …

(4 days ago) WEBOn May 1st, 9th, and 10th, residents will participate in the REACH Institute’s flagship training, the Patient-Centered Mental Health in Pediatric Primary Care (PPP) …

https://www.pediatrics.columbia.edu/news/new-mental-health-training-empowers-pediatric-residents-better-serve-young-patients

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Legal and Ethical Aspects of Mental Health Care - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThe Mental Healthcare Act 2017 (MHCA 2017), [ 1] explicitly talks about the rights of patients with mental illness (PWMI) and lays down the ethical and legal responsibilities …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6436399/

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Liability Risks for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners

(7 days ago) WEBAbstract. Psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioners play a key role in providing care to patients with mental illness. This role is increasing caused in part by a …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1555415518306962

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AI has entered mental health care in Wisconsin. Are patients ready?

(2 days ago) WEBAs the AI suggests treatment strategies, human clinicians are able to talk through issues with the patient, guided by data. And with each new dataset, the AI …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/03/18/ai-has-entered-mental-health-care-in-wisconsin-are-patients-ready/72631916007/

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Perinatal Mental Health: Challenges and Hope for Mothers

(7 days ago) WEBAccording to information from Utah Department of Health and Human Services, 1 in 7 postpartum Utah mothers report symptoms of perinatal mental health …

https://healthcare.utah.edu/hmhi/news/2024/05/perinatal-mental-health-challenges-and-hope-mothers

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