Legal Question in Health Care Law in Florida
doctor patient relationship
can a assistant to a doctor reveal information , both false and true , to third parties. my wife went to docter and the assistant called friends and told about the visit.. all details about the visit , some true some not
Asked on 10/15/08, 8:35 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Alan Wagner
Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore P.A.
Re: doctor patient relationship
A doctor's staff cannot reveal health care information about a patient. AS big no no. The doctor should be contacted and he would be quite justified to fire anyone on his staff that is revealing private health care information about his patient.
Answered on 10/15/08, 9:05 pm
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