Patients Right To Confidentiality Research Paper

Patients right to confidentiality
Primary health care and Change
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Contents
1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 2
1.1 What are patients’ rights? ........................................................................................................ 2
1.2 What are the factors that breach confidentiality ...................................................................... 3
1.3 Maintaining confidentiality ...................................................................................................... 4
1.4 Model of Confidentiality .......................................................................................................... …show more content…
Conclusion ................................................................................................................................. 6
3. Reference .................................................................................................................................. 8
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Patient’s right to confidentiality
1. Introduction
The American Medical Association’s Code of Medical Ethics states that "[t]he information disclosed to the physician during the course of the relationship between the physician and patient is confidential to the greatest possible degree." (Jessica
Wilen Berg, 2011). In medical practice confidentiality is to be believed as one of the core duties. The healthcare provider has to keep patients personal information private unless the consent from the patient is taken to reveal the information (Jessica De
Bord, 2014). The patients often share personal information with the healthcare providers, if the confidentiality is not maintained in between there is a higher chance of weakening the relationship between the healthcare provider and the patient. The patient might hesitate to pursue medical help afterwards. For this reason it is …show more content…
For cases like this the duty to protect public health be more important than the duty to maintain a patient's confidence.
Looking from a legal view point the state believes in more protecting the public health than outweighing individual’s rights in certain cases. For instance reportable cases in Washington State include measles, rabies, anthrax, botulism, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis. Suspected cases of child, dependent adult and elder abuse are reportable, as are gunshot wounds. This is varied by the Local municipal code and institutional policies for what is reportable and what is not based on the standards of evidence required (Bord, Burke, &
Dudzinski, 2014).
It is important to inform the local policies and corresponding authorities institutional policies, governing exceptions of patient confidentiality
1.3 Maintaining confidentiality
To maintain confidentiality protocols should be designed to minimize the need to collect and maintain classifiable information about the patient or for the subject of gathering information. For the best approach the data should be