title: Psychiatric employment evaluations and theHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
abstract: This review was intended to familiarize psychiatrists with the implications of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 on the provision of third-party employment evaluations. Understanding the provisions of the act relative to third-party evaluations can assist psychiatrists in avoiding some of the conflicts that arise in performing such evaluations.
authors.affiliation: 2501 North Glebe Rd., Suite 204, Arlington, VA 22207, USA. lhgoldmd@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Liza H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.forename: Jeffrey L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Metzner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D004651:Employment / Q000592:standards*; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010819:Physician's Role; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology