Medico-legal risk associated with pediatric mental health telephone consultation programs.
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Hobbs Knutson, K; Wei, MH; Straus, JH; Sarvet, B; Masek, BJ; Stein, BD
Published in: Administration and policy in mental health
March 2014
Clinicians providing consultation through mental health telephone consultation programs express concern about the potential legal risk of the practice. In this survey of six state mental health telephone consultation program directors, we report the annual number of children referred for consultation and the number of lawsuits against consultant clinicians. Between 2004 and 2010, 3,652 children per year were referred nationally, and there were no medical malpractice lawsuits against clinicians related to telephone consultation program activity. Although medico-legal risk is always present, the findings of this national study suggest the risk for clinicians providing mental health telephone consultation may be lower than perceived.
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Administration and policy in mental health
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1573-3289
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0894-587X
Publication Date
March 2014
Volume
41
Issue
2
Start / End Page
215 / 219
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Telephone
- Telemedicine
- Referral and Consultation
- Psychiatry
- Primary Health Care
- Pediatrics
- Malpractice
- Liability, Legal
- Humans
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Hobbs Knutson, K., Wei, M. H., Straus, J. H., Sarvet, B., Masek, B. J., & Stein, B. D. (2014). Medico-legal risk associated with pediatric mental health telephone consultation programs. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 41(2), 215–219. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-012-0448-2
Hobbs Knutson, Katherine, Marlynn H. Wei, John H. Straus, Barry Sarvet, Bruce J. Masek, and Bradley D. Stein. “Medico-legal risk associated with pediatric mental health telephone consultation programs.” Administration and Policy in Mental Health 41, no. 2 (March 2014): 215–19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-012-0448-2.
Hobbs Knutson K, Wei MH, Straus JH, Sarvet B, Masek BJ, Stein BD. Medico-legal risk associated with pediatric mental health telephone consultation programs. Administration and policy in mental health. 2014 Mar;41(2):215–9.
Hobbs Knutson, Katherine, et al. “Medico-legal risk associated with pediatric mental health telephone consultation programs.” Administration and Policy in Mental Health, vol. 41, no. 2, Mar. 2014, pp. 215–19. Epmc, doi:10.1007/s10488-012-0448-2.
Hobbs Knutson K, Wei MH, Straus JH, Sarvet B, Masek BJ, Stein BD. Medico-legal risk associated with pediatric mental health telephone consultation programs. Administration and policy in mental health. 2014 Mar;41(2):215–219.
Published In
Administration and policy in mental health
DOI
EISSN
1573-3289
ISSN
0894-587X
Publication Date
March 2014
Volume
41
Issue
2
Start / End Page
215 / 219
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Telephone
- Telemedicine
- Referral and Consultation
- Psychiatry
- Primary Health Care
- Pediatrics
- Malpractice
- Liability, Legal
- Humans