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Confidentiality/Duty to protect confidential information

In the Literature
Mar 2011

Reassessing “Minor” Breaches of Confidentiality
Timothy Hotze
Determining the severity of a breach of medical privacy, and therefore whether or not it will be reported to the US Department of Health and Human Services, by the patient's reaction puts the hospital's interest in avoiding reporting breaches above the patient's best interests.
Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(3):163-166. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.3.jdsc1-1103.
Health Law
Aug 2010

The LGBT Community, Health Policy, and the Law
Ryan Bailey

Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(8):658-662. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.8.hlaw1-1008.
Case and Commentary
Oct 2005

The Wayward Husband
Dave Cundiff, MD, MPH

Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(10):646-651. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.10.ccas1-0510.
Health Law
Oct 2005

HIV and Health Law: Striking the Balance between Legal Mandates and Medical Ethics
Laura Lin, MBA, JD and Bryan A. Liang, MD, PhD, JD

Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(10):687-692. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.10.hlaw1-0510.
Health Law
Oct 2003

In Defense of Exceptions to Confidentiality
Dudley Stewart, MD

Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(10):445-448. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.10.hlaw1-0310.
Health Law
Oct 2003

In Defense of Absolute Confidentiality
Kenneth Kipnis, PhD

Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(10):449-454. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.10.hlaw2-0310.