1 Provider- Patient Relationships Privacy and Confidentiality Student name: Course name: Course code: Instructor’s name: Date: 2 Provider- Patient Relationships Definitions Confidentiality; means a set of rules that limits access on certain type of information. Privacy; it is the ability of someone secluding information about themselves or someone else. Discussion Confidential relationship between a doctor and a patient is key in all medical care processes. A patient must be assured of confidentiality for him/her to give full required information by the medical practitioner. Patient information must be protected at all times even if in the event that the patient has died because it may be a disappointment to the family of the deceased. One of the doctor’s key responsibilities is to give the patient maximum benefits with the least risk by correctly diagnosing what the patient might be suffering from, give the patient proper management of the diagnosed disease and keeping the interests of the patient foremost. The doctor needs to assure the patient of his confidentiality, he should also tell the patient openly about cost of treatment including drugs and investigations that are indicated, while doing so, and he should most importantly consider the availability of resources at the patient’s disposal. This is what we call clinical and it involves the meeting between two persons which calls for trust, integrity, competency, compassion and co-operation. The clinical ethic ...
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