Discussion about this patients diagnosis


Question: Dr. Phillips has a patient who has been found to have measles which is a very contagious and dangerous disease. The patient visited Dr. Phillips' office on Monday for a sick visit. Can Dr. Phillips break confidentiality to tell her other patients who came into the office on Monday about this patient's diagnosis? Question options: Yes, the harm principle requires her to tell those patients who might have been exposed. No, she does not have to tell them. Yes, but only if she wants to tell the patients. Yes because the patients have the right to sue Dr. Phillips for exposing them to measles.

 

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