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Re: FL: UF warns patients of security breach
From: "Marjorie Simmons" <lawyer () carpereslegalis com>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 15:10:33 -0700
Aside from the requirements of HIPPA, the Hippocratic oath requires both trying not to do harm and to respect patient privacy. Most medical societies and organizations instead use the "Principles of Medical Ethics" as a more modern standard. The AMA requires all its member physicians to abide by the well-established "Principles of Medical Ethics", and violations of such principles are sanctionable ethics violations. Sections 2,3,4,7, and 8 read as follows: 2. A physician shall uphold the standards of professionalism, be honest in all professional interactions, and strive to report physicians deficient in character or competence, or engaging in fraud or deception, to appropriate entities. 3. A physician shall respect the law and also recognize a responsibility to seek changes in those requirements which are contrary to the best interests of the patient. 4. A physician shall respect the rights of patients, colleagues, and other health professionals, and shall safeguard patient confidences and privacy within the constraints of the law. 7. A physician shall recognize a responsibility to participate in activities contributing to the improvement of the community and the betterment of public health. 8. A physician shall, while caring for a patient, regard responsibility to the patient as paramount. _________ The physician in question violated at least 6 separate provisions of the standard: #2 "uphold the standards..."; #3 "respect the law..."; #4 "respect the rights of patients ... and shall safeguard patient confidences and privacy..."; #7 [in its entirety]; and #8 "regard responsibility to the patient as paramount" See: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2512.html for the AMA's full data. ### | -----Original Message----- | From: dataloss-bounces () attrition org | [mailto:dataloss-bounces () attrition org] On Behalf Of TS Glassey | Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 3:10 pm | To: lyger; dataloss () attrition org | Subject: Re: [Dataloss] FL: UF warns patients of security breach | | So then what should happen to this doctor for his actions? | | Todd | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "lyger" <lyger () attrition org> | To: <> | Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 9:36 AM | Subject: [Dataloss] FL: UF warns patients of security breach | | http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2008/05/19/daily9.html | > | > University of Florida officials will be notifying about 1,900 patients | > of a UF plastic surgeon that their private health information might ... _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/dataloss Tenable Network Security offers data leakage and compliance monitoring solutions for large and small networks. Scan your network and monitor your traffic to find the data needing protection before it leaks out! http://www.tenablesecurity.com/products/compliance.shtml
Current thread:
- FL: UF warns patients of security breach lyger (May 20)
- Re: FL: UF warns patients of security breach TS Glassey (May 21)
- Re: FL: UF warns patients of security breach Marjorie Simmons (May 21)
- Re: FL: UF warns patients of security breach TS Glassey (May 21)