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Unfortunately, we all become ill sometime in our life.
When this occurs we turn to the medical profession for evaluation,
treatment and counsel. Each patient, be she or he a physician nurse
or layperson, confides in his or her healthcare provider and has the
expectation that his or her medical history, physical exam, laboratory
data and other information of a very personal nature will be held in
the strictest of confidence by only those who need to know.
The trust placed with each of us by our patients and by society is very
important and should not be taken lightly. It is our duty and
responsibility to keep this trust and keep our patients' interests
in the forefront of our minds and actions.
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