Cases Of Medical Confidentiality

Confidentiality | ama-coe - American Medical Association

https://code-medical-ethics.ama-assn.org/ethics-opinions/confidentiality

Physicians in turn have an ethical obligation to preserve the confidentiality of information gathered in association with the care of the patient. In general, patients are entitled to decide whether and to whom their personal health information is disclosed. However, specific …

Court case threatens physician-patient confidentiality

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/patient-support-advocacy/court-case-threatens-physician-patient-confidentiality

In Volk v. DeMeerleer, a treating psychiatrist was charged with liability for his patient’s homicidal actions in 2010. A lower court decided that the psychiatrist could not …

Breach of Confidentiality | Standards of Care

https://www.standardsofcare.org/medical-malpractice/types/breach-of-confidentiality/

Case Discussion: Confidentiality and Adolescents

https://www.seattlechildrens.org/research/centers-programs/bioethics/education/case-based-teaching-guides/confidentiality/case-discussion/

In Washington state, confidentiality is tied to informed consent, such that any individual who can provide informed consent (and most adolescents can provide consent for …

Patient Confidentiality in Healthcare

https://online.maryville.edu/blog/patient-confidentiality/

Patient confidentiality is necessary for building trust between patients and medical professionals. Patients are …

5 medical court cases that mattered in 2018

https://www.ama-assn.org/health-care-advocacy/judicial-advocacy/5-medical-court-cases-mattered-2018

Physicians respond to threats to medical staff autonomy. The AMA and California Medical Association sent an important, victorious message heard far beyond …

A Case of Nurse’s breach of Patient …

https://med.skyscape.com/a-case-of-nurses-breach-of-patient-confidentiality/

Medical legal expert, Nancy J. Brent, MS, JD, RN described a rather bizarre situation that ended up penalizing a Hospital ICU nurse. Most often we associate …

5 legal cases against doctors that made …

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/5-legal-cases-against-doctors-made-headlines-2019

Here are five of them from 2019. William Husel, D.O. An Ohio critical care doctor, Husel was indicted in June and charged with 25 counts of murder for allegedly intentionally …

Breaching confidentiality - Medical Protection

https://www.medicalprotection.org/caribbean-and-bermuda/casebook-resources/mps-casebook/casebook-september-2014/breaching-confidentiality

A doctor’s duty to breach patient confidentiality and report concerns can come into play in a number of scenarios. Gareth Gillespie highlights two recent dilemmas from the MPS …

Confidentiality: case law update - Medical Protection

https://www.medicalprotection.org/ireland/resources-training/articles/view/confidentiality-case-law-update

It was made clear in the judgment that the key legal issue in this case – whether medical confidentiality could be breached to prevent harm occurring to a third …