Confidentiality and Reporting

Child Maltreatment and Reporting

Child maltreatment is physical, sexual, and/or psychological maltreatment or neglect of a child. States have their own definitions as to the details of what constitutes maltreatment, but all states require physicians and other listed professionals to report suspected child abuse or neglect to the state’s child protective services agency. Read more

Elder Abuse and Reporting

Every state has laws identifying specific parties who are required to report suspected or confirmed abuse or neglect of children. Nearly all states also require or permit physicians to report suspected or confirmed abuse of vulnerable adults, which includes elder, dependent or incapacitated adults. Read more

Privilege

Privilege is the right to withhold certain types of confidential information and testimony from the legal system.  (Confidentiality, in contrast, is a broader term that refers to a professional norm, codified into law by HIPAA and other rules, that prevents the general disclosure of personal healthcare information.) Read more

Record Keeping

Record keeping is the process of collecting, organizing, and maintaining information gleaned in the usual course of treating patients. The resulting treatment record has three essential purposes: Read more
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