Celebrity medical information - patient confidentiality?!
Question: Celebrity medical information - patient confidentiality?
Answers:
That article quotes Serena Williams' representative. Medical providers are bound by confidentiality laws. In the event that a doctor or hospital employee holds a press conference regarding a patient, it is done with the patient's permission. It is the fastest way to get the news out without fielding call from mobs of reporters.
In hospitals that have electronic medical record systems, management can check who has accessed a patient's record, and audits are often done to make sure employees are not peeking.
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,…
There should be - but I bet soetimes they need the attention