Patient Modesty & Privacy
Concerns

This blog is dedicated to exploring topics concerning patients' modesty and privacy concerns. It is hoped we can be a reference source of information for patients trying to find their way through a confusing healthcare system full of all kinds of privacy pitfalls. Further discussion of most of these topics can be found on the companion blog.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Privacy Rights in Prison
New Regulations Increase Rights to Prevent Prison Rape

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By Joel Sherman MD A California Prison A recent directive of the Dept. of Justice (DOJ) to prevent rape in prisons has gotten ...
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Thursday, June 7, 2012

Medical Students Learn About HIPAA
Guest post by Estelle Schumann

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Medical Students Learn about Patients’ Right to Confidentiality Patient health information and privacy has been protected since 2003 u...
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

The Mass Media & Men's Health
by Joel Sherman MD

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This article was chosen for reposting on KevinMD . CBS Cares - About my prostate ! The mass media has a long history of covering med...
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Sunday, April 15, 2012

Modesty: Medical vs Societal Standards
Guest post by Carolyn Knight

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Medical Carte Blanche If you go through security at an airport and are selected for a pat down, they will make sure that a TSA agent that s...
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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Same Gender Maternity Care
by Misty Roberts

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Many people falsely assume that women don’t care about their modesty during childbirth because they are in too much pain, but that is simply...
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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Teaching Medical Students about Patient Modesty
by Maurice Bernstein MD

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    I teach first and second year medical students how to take a medical history from a patient and how to perform a physical examination...
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Young children and modesty
by Holly Goodwin

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Pediatric modesty is not a subject that is discussed often but certainly must be addressed. Recall experiences with your own children...
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Monday, December 5, 2011

Nursing Violations of Patient Privacy
by Doug Capra & Joel Sherman

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Nursing history emerged from a tradition of nurses as angels of mercy, selflessly devoting their working hours to care of patients.  Altho...
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Modesty, A Woman's Perspective
by Nicole Lee

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From their website.  Click on to read. Nicole Lee is the creative director of Stirrups and Stories .   She has worked in the area of sex...
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