Genetic testing: do healthcare professionals have a duty to tell a patient's family members that they may be at risk?
The author describes the healthcare professional's dilemma of keeping a patient's genetic information confidential. Provided are case law, commentary and policy developments addressing confidentiality of patient information as weighed against third parties' needs to know genetic information regarding their family members.
Marta
M R
MR
Epstein Becker & Green, PC, Washington, DC, USA.
D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017007:Duty to Warn / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005190:Family; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D018907:Privacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States