Forensic psychiatry & mental health law

Psychiatry & Law Radar

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EMBEDDING ETHICS INTO DECISION-MAKING CAPACITY ASSESSMENT: AN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD-ENABLED SYSTEMWIDE APPROACH.

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A proposed framework would route routine capacity assessment through a standardized electronic health record note and place the assessment with the clinician responsible for the decision at issue rather than a consulting psychiatrist, but it is an authors' model carrying no new evidence and no binding authority.

Mayo Clin Proc. 2026;101(10):1780-1787.