title: [Special problems of confidentiality in hospitals from the legal point of view].
abstract: Medical confidentiality is applicable to hospitals as well. Hospital physicians are obliged to keep medical confidentiality to those responsible for the hospital, to relatives, other physicians, authorities, health insurance companies and medical services. However, this does not apply if the patient gives his consent or is presumed to give his consent or if there is a regulation of the law which justifies the violation of medical confidentiality.
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authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jansen
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011368:Professional-Family Relations