Confidentiality and the law
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Terrance C. McConnell, Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Codes of medical ethics issued by professional
organizations typically contain statements affirming the importance of confidentiality between patients and health-care practitioners. Seldom, however, is the confidentiality obligation depicted as absolute. Instead,
exceptions are noted, the most common of which is that health-care professionals are Justified in breaching the confidence of a patient if required by law to do so. Reasons that might be given to support this exception are critically discussed in this paper. The conclusion argued for is that this is not a legitimate exception to the
confidentiality rule.
Confidentiality and the law
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Journal of medical ethics 1994; 20: 47-49
- Language: English
- Date: 1994
- Keywords
- confidentiality, law, code of medical ethics, exceptions, confidentiality rule