She [the doctor] was in the sudden surreal position of being asked to share privileged information about one patient with another patient who might or might not have been the same person. If your identity is being used by someone else, then his overdose is not your business. You have no right to his medical information. This is a violation of Hipaa, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
He didn’t care about Hipaa (many of us don’t care much for it), but the doctor had no choice. Though the situation was absurd, her license and a large fine were potentially at stake.
Su se stesso, sul proprio corpo e sulla propria mente, l’individuo è sovrano
John Stuart Mill, La libertà
Che bella foto, l'orrore del barbone è palpabile.
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