Did Dr. Phil have the right to visit Ms. Spears? Did he have the right to make the statement he did about her condition?
Dr.Phil have rights to visit Ms.Spears on the grounds of humanity or upon request by Ms.Spears but he has no rights to make a state6of her condition publically which is an active of HIPAA violation of patient privacy by a therapist.
Did Dr. Phil have the right to visit Ms. Spears? Did he have the right to make the statement he did about her condition?...
A well-known pop star, Britney Spears (http://www.mtv.com/news/1579076/britney-spears-leaves-hospital-after-visit-from-dr-phil/), was admitted to Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for psychiatric evaluation as part of a child custody dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline, who temporarily had sole legal and physical custody (http://www.mtv.com/news/1579067/britney-spears-ruling-kevin-federline-will-temporarily-receive-sole-custody/) of the couple’s children. Dr. Phil McGraw, a well-known talk show host and friend of the family, visited Spears in the hospital on January 7th without Spears’ consent. Dr. Phil subsequently released a statement were he said the following: “meeting with Britney...
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