Story by Lance WilliamsA former Redding hospital patient has sued the Prime Healthcare Services chain for disclosing her medical files to hundreds of people without permission.In a lawsuit filed la… ...

Medical facilities may find their internal policies are in need of an update after recent changes to federal regulations relating to the confidentiality of medical records of substance use ...

After one of Dr. Kenneth Offit’s patients died from a genetic form of breast cancer, Offit felt obliged to warn the woman’s college-age daughter that she, too, might be at risk.

On January 18, 2017, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released its long-awaited final rule amending the confidentiality regulations at 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2 ...

Doctor-patient confidentiality makes for better medical practice, but when the patient is the president, do doctors have an obligation to the public as well? advertisement. LA Times.

Patient Confidentiality for children ... We spoke to 6th form pupils at Chipping Norton School to find out their reaction to various scenarios and see if the case changed their opinion.

Medical records, including patients' names and their diagnoses, is being submitted to the government with little protection and no patient consent, ... Healthcare > Patient confidentiality fears ...