Juvenile Patients with Divorced Parents
In divorced, separated, or shared-custody families, both parents are often actively involved in a child's care and may have legal rights to access treatment information. Ideally, each parent would have their own secure login with access to appointments, reminders, visit summaries, and other shared clinical information.
At the same time, intake forms, questionnaires, and parent-reported histories should be submitted independently and remain private from the other parent, while still being fully accessible to the clinician. This would allow each parent to provide their perspective and relevant background information without concerns about confidentiality.
This enhancement would improve care coordination, streamline consent and intake processes, support legal and ethical requirements, and better reflect the realities of modern family structures. It seems like a practical solution to a common challenge faced by providers working with children and adolescents.
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Danielle Radican
Oct 7
Absolutely could not agree more with the above!!! Not best practice, nor in the best interest of our minor clients, and their families. Any time a provider is supporting a minor client, there are a multitude of family dynamics, including financial and legal requirements, making collaboration and communication with ALL parents and caregivers, imperative! How an EHR Platform meant to support mental health and behavioral professionals did not ensure privacy, autonomy, and coordination of care a priority, is unacceptable. Providers paying for this service should be providing feedback on things like, technical, and performance issues. They should NOT however, be conveying the importance of what should have been a fundamental aspect of client care from the beginning, and certainly not via an online feedback form.
Shirla de Magalhaes
Sep 12
This is absolutely essential and currently very frustrating when working with divorced parents and the minor is the client. Need to be able to send paperwork to both parents independently - ability to list multiple emails for minor clients. Also need to have credit card on file for more than one parent as divorced parents often share who pays for session or copayments.