Activity

Activity ID

10638

Expires

August 8, 2026

Format Type

Enduring

CME Credit

0.25

Fee

$30

CME Provider: American Medical Association

Description of CME Course

Generally, physicians have an ethical obligation to obtain proper consent prior to disclosing a patient’s information. As part of the Privacy and Confidentiality series, this Code of Medical Ethics module identifies appropriate and inappropriate disclosures, and a physician’s role during a breach in privacy. Learn about preventing unauthorized access and disclosure of patient information.

Disclaimers

1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.

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Educational Objectives

1. Identify the general principles of appropriate versus inappropriate disclosure
2. Recognize when physicians need consent to disclose patient information 3. Describe the physician's role when there has been a breach of privacy

Keywords

Ethics, Law and Medicine

Competencies

Medical Knowledge, Professionalism

CME Credit Type

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

DOI

10.1001/ama.2019.0276

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