Question

An investigator obtains consent from subjects to review their medical records and HIV status. He plans to go back to the medical record, so the HIV status information is stored along with patient identifiers in a database that he keeps on his laptop computer. His laptop is stolen. This incident constitutes:
A breach of confidentiality. True or False

Answer 1

Answer:

This statement is True.

Explanation:

Once an investigator obtanis consent from the subjects to review their mediacal records. The investigator must protect that information. This signing of consent is based on the protecton of the information, this means the investigator must protect the confidentiality. Even though the stolen computer was an accident, it does not take away the investigator's responsablty of what happens with that information. This is the reason why there is a breach of confidentialty.

Answer 2

Answer:

True

Explanations: Despite the fact that the patient secret was not protected my the doctor. The investigator could even publicise the patients information.