Question

Search current events (within the last 4 years) for a situation that involved a healthcare provider and a claim of any of the following: assault, battery, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy, breach of confidentiality, or informed consent. Describe the situation, what happened, what the outcome was and what you think about the outcome.

Answer 1

Breach of confidentiality occurs when a patients private information is disclosed to a third party without their concent.There are limited exceptions to this include discloser to state health officials and court orders requiring medical records to be produced. Patient confidentiality is protected under state law. If a patient private information is disclosed without authorization and causes some type of harm to the patient ,he or she could have a cause of action against the medical provider for malpractice,invasion of privacy or other related torts.

Claims to breach if confidentiality: Breach of confidentiality consequences can include a sizeable award for damage and a loss of reputation of health care provider or health care clinic.To guard against these types of breach of patient confidentiality consequences,many health care business purchase malpractice insurance. Outcome for breaching of confidentiality. *Termination of employment or loss of medical registration. *Paying civil lawsuit. *Standing trail in a criminal case. *Loss of reputation