Keeping doctor-patient confidentiality

Konrad Wroński

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Keeping doctor-patient confidentiality

Konrad Wroński

Współczesna Onkologia (2007) vol. 11; 9 (455–457)

Online publish date: 2007/12/12

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Every medical doctor must keep doctor-patient confidentiality. It is unacceptable to inform the patient family personaly and especially over the telephone unless patient has previously expressed his or her concern. Even the patient death does not exempt the doctor from the keeping doctor-patient confidentiality.
The following article presents legal aspects related to keeping doctor-patient confidentiality.

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Keeping doctor-patient confidentiality

Konrad Wroński

patients rights, human rights, doctor-patient confidentiality