when a life is in danger.
Certain situations, professions, or contracts require an individual to keep certain information confidential or secret. If the individual discloses that information to a third party, this disclosure constitutes a breach of confidentiality.
When the secret levy doesn't hold.
Yes. Any case in which a therapist discloses client information to another person is considered a breach of confidentiality. Even in legitimate cases of disclosure like contacting the authorities when a client reports abusing a child, it is still considered a breach of client confidentiality even though it is a legal mandate.
If your doctor, for example, told some unauthorised person your medical history, that would be a breach of confidentiality
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If you refer to legal breach of confidentiality an attorney could in theory be disbarred from practicing law.Here is a list of professions which hold a confidentiality law and their possible consequences for not following them:Attorney: disbarmentDoctor: license taken awaytherapist: license taken awayPriest: sanction by the Roman court, possible inability to be a priest if you reveal something heard in confessional (this has to my knowledge never happened)D. Ethical or legal
Microchips when handled without the greatest degree of security can breach the confidentiality of medical records and any other records. Microchips store so much information that interception of them can have devastating consequences.
Would a receptionist with no medical training constitute a breach for patient-doctor confidentiality?
Breach of confidentiality is both illegal and unethical. It violates privacy laws and professional codes of ethics that require individuals to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information shared with them. Breaching confidentiality can result in legal consequences and damage trust in professional relationships.
Unless a minister is speaking about someone or something told to him in confidence, he would not be in breach of confidentialituy when talking in a public setting like McDonald's.
IF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT MY PATIENT MIGHT KILL SOME BODY AND I AS HIS DOCTOR KNOW THAT IS IT MY DUTY TO BREACH HIS CONFIDENTIALIT?Medical assistant phones patient to convey test resultsAnother View: The above answer does NOT qualify as a breach of confidentiality. Under HIPAA, if the assistant properly identifies the individual as one who is authorized to receive the information, passing the information is allowable.