Tuesday, April 30, 2013

So Much for Doctor-Patient Confidentiality

State Rep. James Grant, R-Tampa, believes the provision could open the door to lawyers asking doctors about the gun-toting habits of their patients and, over time, use the information to build a database of gun owners who could be charged higher insurance rates. [More]
So why wouldn't gun owners throw such questions right back in their doctor's face?

I'm thinking of setting up an online seminary/downloadable diploma, where professionals who deal with confidential client information but can otherwise be compelled by law to give it up can get ordained, and lend the added protection of priest/parishioner counseling to each encounter... :-)

Read more here: http://www.bradenton.com/2013/04/30/4504738/proposal-to-limit-medical-malpractice.html#storylink=cpy

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

There already is such an organization, the Universal Life Church, www.ulc.org.

They have been in operation since before the advent of the Internet, and they offer online ordinations at extremely reasonable rates.

I agree it might be a useful thing to have in these troubled times.