This session examines how electronic health records (EHRs), Artificial Intelligence, and health insurance processes can inadvertently compromise confidentiality for adolescents and young adults receiving substance-use-related care. Building on foundational consent and confidentiality principles (Part 1- Consent and Confidentiality Issues in Adolescent Substance Use Care), it reviews practical strategies clinicians and systems can use to protect sensitive information across documentation, billing, and communication workflows. The session integrates current adolescent confidentiality policy guidance and emerging literature to support ethically and legally sound practice in complex care environments.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this training participants will be able to:
- Describe common Electronic Health Records, Artificial Intelligence, and insurance-related mechanisms (e.g., visit summaries, portals, explanation-of-benefits notices, diagnostic coding) that may disclose confidential adolescent substance-use services.
- Apply federal and state consent/confidentiality requirements to documentation and billing decisions for adolescents and young adults receiving substance-use-related care.
- Counsel adolescents and caregivers about confidentiality limits and protections related to insurance coverage and electronic information sharing.
- Locate and utilize online resources, policy statements, and national organizational guidance and supporting initiatives addressing adolescent confidentiality in EHRs and insurance communications.
When: Apr. 8, 2026 10:00 am
Where: Virtual
Provided by Central East PTTC