"Send Me the Pictures" : Patient Confidentiality in a Digital World / Catherine A. Marco -- EMTALA and Deferred Care / Jay M. Brenner -- Assessment of Decision-Making Capacity / Kenneth V. Iserson -- "Thanks, But No Thanks!" Patient Refusal of ED Diagnosis and Treatment / Arthur R. Derse -- On the Edge of Death: To Intervene or Not / Alexander Zoretich and Arvind Venkat -- Who Decides? / Kenneth V. Iserson -- Saving Grandpa? / Ahmed Shaikh, and Jeremy R. Simon -- Failed Suicide Attempt in the Terminally Ill / Kenneth V. Iserson and Eileen F. Baker -- Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound/Self-Reported No Code Status : The Doctor's Dilemma / Raquel M. Schears and Markayle R. Schears -- Hide and Seek / Purva Grover -- The Drunken Drug Lord / Jeremy R. Simon -- No Country for Sick Men / Diane L. Gorgas and Simiao Li-Sauerwine -- The Reluctant Consultant / Sara R. Zaidi and Jeremy R. Simon -- Managing Bias and Belligerence / Shannon Markus and Carmen Wolfe -- Very Important Patients / Kelsey Nestor and Carmen Wolfe -- Frequent Flyer / Catherine A. Marco -- "12/10" Abdominal Pain / Chadd K. Kraus -- Fear and Loathing in the ED : When Staff are Afraid to Provide Compassionate Care / Thomas E. Robey and Jay M. Brenner -- Everyday / J. Chadd K. Kraus -- "I Want a Baby, but Not With Him" / Simiao Li-Sauerwine and Diane L. Gorgas -- Risky Behavior / Catherine A. Marco -- Little Secrets, Big Lies / Simiao Li-Sauerwine and Diane L. Gorgas -- Like, Comment, Post ... Lawsuit?! / Jillian L. McGrath and Lydia M. Sahlani -- An Industrial Accident / Chadd K. Kraus -- Doctors Police Your Own Expert Witness Testimony / Robert Solomon.
Summary:
"Emergency physicians have a duty to protect patient confidentiality, within the constraints of the law. It is an ethical and legal duty and serves to maintain patient trust and protects patients' relationships, employment, and personal desire for confidentiality of medical information. There are specific circumstances where confidentiality should appropriately be breached, including judicial proceedings, public reporting statues, and in cases where patients or other parties are endangered. Emergency physicians should avoid using social media for posting patient information, including de-identified images and comments. Transmission of patient information may be performed over secure electronic servers, for the purposes of patient treatment, with the patient's consent. Protected health information may be appropriately used for educational purposes"-- Provided by publisher.
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