physician-patient privilege

The Federal courts do not recognize a general physician-patient privilege.

In some cases the physician-patient privilege is legally protected.

At the opposite extreme are state court decisions finding that when the company requires an exam by its own doctor, there is no physician-patient privilege.

Both of Jansen's doctors justified this by invoking physician-patient privilege.

Physician-patient privilege is defined and limited by statute.

This physician-patient privilege only applies to secrets shared between physician and patient during the course of providing medical care.

Physician-patient privilege is usually statutorily defined, and can vary from state to state.

Citing federal case law, the department said in a brief that "there is no federal common law" protecting physician-patient privilege.

Some fellow psychiatrists had complained to superiors that Hasan's requests violated physician-patient privilege.

Physician-patient privilege would prevent the hospital that treated Greco from releasing records to Inside Edition.

"The public policy underlying this statutorily created physician-patient privilege demands strict adherence," Judge Ruckriegle wrote.

Physician-patient privilege is a legal concept, related to medical confidentiality, that protects communications between a patient and his or her doctor from being used against the patient in court.

For example, in Texas there is only a limited physician-patient privilege in criminal proceedings, and the privilege is limited in civil cases as well .

Its court filings claim that federal law "does not recognize a physician-patient privilege" and that patients "no longer possess a reasonable expectation that their histories will remain completely confidential."

The statute also lays to rest defendant Flood's concern that if he were required to report his findings to the authorities he might be held liable for violation of the physician-patient privilege.

Almost every jurisdiction that recognizes physician-patient privilege not to testify in court, either by statute or though case law, limits the privilege to knowledge acquired during the course of providing medical services.

A judge ruled on August 30 that a notebook written by Holmes, in which he allegedly described a violent attack, was covered by physician-patient privilege, as he had discussed it with his psychiatrist.

The next day, Regina confronts Dr. Hopper about discussing her sessions with Emma, but he insists he did not breach physician-patient privilege and encourages her to still see him as a confidante.

Some states have adopted the physician-patient privilege, so that doctors usually cannot divulge anything learned in an examination without first getting a waiver from the patient - as they might, for example, for pre-employment physicals and workers' compensation exams.

Child abuse is also a common exception to Physician-patient privilege: a medical professional may be called upon to testify in court as to otherwise privileged evidence about suspected child abuse despite the wishes of the child and his/her family.

Some have denied access on the ground that the donor has a right to privacy, on the ground of physician-patient privilege or on the ground that the promise of confidentiality is essential for an adequate supply of donors.

Federal law "does not recognize a physician-patient privilege," the Justice Department said last month in court papers that sought abortion records from Planned Parenthood clinics in California, Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, New York City and Washington.