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HIPAA Privacy Rule and Data Sharing related to Mental Health

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-U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (n.d.). HIPAA Privacy Rule and Sharing Information Related to Mental Health. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 5-7. Retrieved February 02, 2023.

Update
On the Privacy of Mental Health Apps:
An Empirical Investigation
and Its Implications for App Development

- Iwaya, L. H., Babar, M. A., Rashid, A., & Wijayarathna, C. (2023). On the privacy of mental health apps: An empirical investigation and its implications for app development. Empirical software engineering, 28(1), 2.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Alter, G., & Gonzalez, R. (2018). Responsible practices for data sharing. American Psychologist, 73(2), 146–156.

Bersoff, D. N. (2014). Protecting victims of violent patients while protecting confidentiality. American Psychologist, 69(5), 461–467.

Campbell, R., Goodman-Williams, R., Engleton, J., Javorka, M., & Gregory, K. (2022). Open science and data sharing in trauma research: Developing a trauma-informed protocol for archiving sensitive qualitative data. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.

Martone, M. E., Garcia-Castro, A., & VandenBos, G. R. (2018). Data sharing in psychology. American Psychologist, 73(2), 111–125.

Online Continuing Education QUESTION 4
Under what circumstances, even where danger is NOT imminent, does HIPAA permit a covered provider to communicate with a patient’s family members, or others involved in the patient’s care, to be on watch or ensure compliance with medication regimens? To select and enter your answer go to CEU Test.