Question

Is it ethical or legal for any information to be withheld from the disability insurance forms by the physician/staff? If so, what types of information might be withheld, and why? What would you do if you identified false information on the disability insurance forms?

Answer 1

Withholding disability in the disability insurance form can be ethical but not legally acceptable either done by the physician or the staff.

In certain cases like mild disability which will not affect the career or the working capacity of an individual those type of disability can be withheld. Mild physical disability for a white colour job with good cognition can be withheld,but even mild disability are not acceptable in case of a blue colour job. Information like ongoing police investigation can be with held,in case if it affects a person's confidentiality or the patients privacy,

False information can lead to medical malpractice for providing wrong information or concealing truth for the benefits of patients .Further the physician can be charged ,penalised, sued .Identification of false information has to be reported to the concerned administration through online fraud application /reporting form or inform through the Social security administration fraud hotlines.