Question

Medical information is considered private, the sole property of a patient, and should never be released without permission. Discuss your thoughts or opinion on this with respect to information about medical conditions, medications, treatments, physician choice, insurance payments, etc. as if this was your own information, and if this information was about someone you know.

• 1. What legal rights, if any, do you have to information in your medical record or in someone else's medical record?
• 2. Would you agree to have all of your information disclosed? Why or why not?
  • Please give your honest opinion and validate your stance on this topic.

Answer 1

1.what legal rights,if any ,do you have to information in your medical records or in someone else's medical records?

Information is medical records is considered highly private and sensitive - medical Ethics rule, state laws, and the federal law known as the Health insurance portability and accountability Act (HIPMA) generally requires doctors and Their stall to keep patients, Medical recordos confidential unless the patient allows the doctog's office to disclose Them

There are variety of circumstances undea which a doctor may share The Information in medical records and personal medical Information without permission from the patient → If patient suffered some traumatic Esiury and cannot make medical decisions for Themselves. The doctor disuess The patient medical Information with the family members

- If The partient living will or a healthcare power of attorney. The doctor may only disuers The patients condition with the people named is Those comments, >> Il nok Traumati osjuries, Hipno allows doctors to share patient Information and rewrds with other health care provelers as neccassary toe Their health and Treatment They can discuss patient condition with family, relentines, and friends That The patients identifies as being involved is Their health care (unless patient objects)

- Health care providers generally can't share personal medical Information and records with providers, who aren't involved iss The partient care - Doctor musk file birth and death certificates. cerair diseases. They are treated over a certain time period so The governmerk monitor the nation's health

2.No,i would not agree to all my health information disclosed.

Because if I have some sexually transmitted diseases,people in the community separate me and I feel lonely,they will think bad thoughts about me

If I have mentally health disorder ,my job and family members get collapsed,my family members always think about me and worrying about my health disorder.