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There is a such thing called: privacy rights for patients. Due to the HIPPA ACT, it's now-- not only doctors but also the whole clinical staff that could legally be at fault and fined for breaking patients rights to privacy agreement.
NPP - Notice of Privacy Practices
Negative rights are rights that are respected by inaction. For example, privacy is a negative right since people can respect your right to privacy by not doing things that violate your privacy. Positive rights are rights that require action to respect it. For example, health care would be a positive right because if you have a right to healthcare, people have to actually work to respect that right by providing health care.
When you have the right to your privacy
Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Answer It depends from country to country This is only PART of the answer, but an important part. Patients have a right to privacy, and this right is far more complex than meets the eye. Check HIPAA regulations.
That they are also protected by the people, for example the right to privacy.
Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is charged with protecting an individual patient's health information privacy and security through the enforcement of HIPAA.
NPP - Notice of Privacy Practices