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Originally posted by Cerek the Barbaric:
Or to put it another way - I could overlook the doctor releasing private health information to the media regarding a celebrity...but if he put his personal interests above and before the treatment and comfort of his patient, then he should face the possibility of losing his license based on ethical violations.
I wish Attalus were still around. He could give us an inside perspective on exactly what penalties the doctor should face.
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I disagree with you here Cerek. A doctor is under no circumstances allowed to breach doctor-patient confidentiality to anyone. He could possibly have said "a 55 year old male" but that's all. Period! And revealing the age is border-line. Information to the media should be handled by a relative, or agent/lawyer, who has gotten his information directly from the patient.
Up here he would have gotten himself a reprimand, a suspension, and a hearing! If he is a first-time offender. The second time it's bye-bye. If everything stated in the article is true he will have his license cut immediately. And he should probably expect a call from his employer's legal advisers.
[ 01-10-2004, 04:44 PM: Message edited by: WillowIX ]