Confidentiality and patient records
Confidentiality about the identity and details of the patient with some exceptions is the obligation of the treating doctor. Patients expect the clinician to maintain secrecy about them. There can be various reasons for patients demanding their records and psychiatrist's refusal of the same. Wi...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-01-01
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| description | Confidentiality about the identity and details of the patient with some exceptions is the obligation of the treating doctor. Patients expect the clinician to maintain secrecy about them. There can be various reasons for patients demanding their records and psychiatrist's refusal of the same. With the increased number of institutions to safe-guard various sections of the society or individual rights, the question of disclosing the details of the patient to them on demand will be an emerging issue in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f8ab9c7d95614177a267af3d8eb2f51d2022-12-22T00:12:13ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsArchives of Mental Health2589-91712589-918X2013-01-01142110113Confidentiality and patient recordsGopala S PoduriConfidentiality about the identity and details of the patient with some exceptions is the obligation of the treating doctor. Patients expect the clinician to maintain secrecy about them. There can be various reasons for patients demanding their records and psychiatrist's refusal of the same. With the increased number of institutions to safe-guard various sections of the society or individual rights, the question of disclosing the details of the patient to them on demand will be an emerging issue in the future.http://www.amhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2589-9171;year=2013;volume=14;issue=2;spage=110;epage=113;aulast=Poduri;type=0quasi judicial; confidentiality; violation; punishment; records; refusal |
| spellingShingle | Gopala S Poduri Confidentiality and patient records Archives of Mental Health quasi judicial; confidentiality; violation; punishment; records; refusal |
| title | Confidentiality and patient records |
| title_full | Confidentiality and patient records |
| title_fullStr | Confidentiality and patient records |
| title_full_unstemmed | Confidentiality and patient records |
| title_short | Confidentiality and patient records |
| title_sort | confidentiality and patient records |
| topic | quasi judicial; confidentiality; violation; punishment; records; refusal |
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