PHIL 235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Fiduciary
10 Apr 2020
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Privacy, medical information and truth: management of medical information: Bodily and information privacy are of most importance to patients, and it is only because of the hcp obligation of protection. It is impossible, for a number of reasons, to guarantee absolute confidentiality of patients". There are many situations where maintaining patient confidentiality may result in an identifiable harm to an identifiable individual or group of individuals. Examples involve cases of suspected child abuse or neglect, and the possible spread of contagious diseases like hiv/aids or tuberculosis. Another reason for limited confidentiality is the fact that a large number of people may need access to a patient"s medical file. Primary care physicians, surgeons, diagnosticians, nurses, counsellors, therapists, receptionists, account managers, and insurance company personnel are just some of those who may need access to a patient"s medical history. The issue of information storage has become even more complex since the terrorist attacks of 11.
