can a doctor give out patient info to people not in the medical perfession?

Answer 1

Doctors can release information (MEDICAL, not confidential), to insurance companies, and authorized relatives, only if there is the consent of the patient---
Releasing info to non medical people, about confidential or medical issued to third parties, without the consent of the patient, is breaking the law (breech of patient-doctor secrecy), and can be punished by heavy fines to the doctor, and if there is damage to the family life, reputation, or the job of the patient, the physician involved, will be forced to pay compensation to the affected patient------
So, as you can see, to avoid those problems....mum is the word....(We have to keep quiet about anything that the patient might confide to us).....
The only cases in which the secret can be broken, is when doctors are called to the bench to declare ONLY THE PERTINENT FACTS linked to a possible crime in which the patient could be connected or involved.....and the doctor is an indirect witness....and only whilst on the bench..
Please note;
A doctor can refuse to comply a judicial order to surrender the files from a patient based on the State law in most of the states....There is NO law that forces the doctor to surrender files of anybody, just to declare ABOUT the medical notes.... (strange isnt it????) but effective.

Answer 2

He/she can, but he/she should not. Patient confidentiality is extensively covered in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountablilty Act of (about) 1996. Most medical offices have a standard release form outlining what information they may release to responsible parties.

A sensible guideline, required reading when I went to medical school, is in Sir William Osler's Aequanimitas and Other Essays, published around 1905.

Answer 3

It depends on which state the doctor is practicing in. Some states allow the relatives to know first and let them decide to tell the patient. In some they tell the patient first and it is highly confidential..unless the patient allows the doctor to tell others or tells them himself.

Answer 4

Doctors (or anyone else involved in your medical care) are not allowed to divulge personal information to anyone, not even your family members, without your consent (with the exception of other people also taking care of you)

This means they can't use your name or other specific information that could identify you, but they can talk about you anonymously. So I could tell you that I saw a lady in her 70's with heart failure last week, but I can't tell you her name.

Answer 5

The doctor is only allowed to give your infromation to other doctors consulting in your care and to the insurance compny that you have insurance through but to other people it is illegal that is why everyone is given a copy of the hippaa form at all doctor visits

Answer 6

no the only time any information is given out is when a police has a warrant which only happens when the patient comits a crime or the patient is the victim of a criminal offence

Answer 7

no, not unless the information is subpeoned by a court order and even that has to be for a very good reason.

Answer 8

no its a heap law you cant tell anyone nothing about a person information, its confidential

Answer 9

i dont know

Answer 10

no