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Lee S Goldsmith's Answers
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Can a Director of a medical facility contact a patients employer without the patients consent and discuss medical issues?
This question has multiple parts. As a general rule, and in accordance with HIPPA requirements, no medical information regarding a patient may be released without the patients consent. There may be exceptions to this rule but the question does not raise any of the potential exemptions as issues. A patient owns the medical information in his/her records and only the patient has a right to release that information. The medical director in this question violated the patient's HIPPA rights.
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If I lied on my medical examination form regarding my pilot's license will my license be revoked.
Without knowing all the facts the answer is probably not. However, if you ever lie in response to a question relating to the practice of medicine the answer will be probably yes. Getting a license might be more difficult by providing the correct answer. However, if you lie on a form and lose your license you may never be able to get that license back. If you get any flack from the medical board, retain a lawyer who handles professional misconduct matters immediately.
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Attorney malpractice or wrongful prosecution
I would suggest that you contact the office of the public defender in the County in Florida where the Court is located as well as the local Bar Association legal ethics committee. It is unlikely that anthother lawyer would want to take on a legal malpractice suit based on the information that you have provided.
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Cath-o-port" should have been removed & it was not , resulted in emeregency removal & deadly infection? malpractice
The decision or non-decision to remove the cath-o-port may well be a matter of judgment by the physician and as such not medical malpractice. However, if the physician failed to promptly follow up on the possible infection their could be a potential claim for medical malpractice. The ultimate problem might be one of damages. If you have recovered well then the damages might be limited and an attorney reviewing the matter might decide that the damages are insufficient to warrant bring suit....