title: Balancing confidentiality and collaboration within multidisciplinary health care teams.
abstract: As multidisciplinary perspectives are increasingly integrated into the treatment of health problems, opportunities for clinical psychologists in medical settings are expanding. Although cross-discipline collaboration is at the core of multidisciplinary treatment models, psychologists must be particularly cautious about information sharing due to their profession's ethical standards regarding patient confidentiality. Psychologists' ethical obligations require them to achieve a delicate balance between contributing to the treatment team and protecting patient confidentiality. In the current review, relevant ethical standards and federal guidelines are applied to everyday practices of clinical psychologists in medical settings. Additionally, recommendations for individual psychologists, health care organizations, and graduate training programs are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, The University of Iowa, E11 Seashore Hall, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA. julia-vanliew@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: Julia R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Van Liew
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007400:Interprofessional Relations / Q000941:ethics; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D014481:United States