Does disclosing the identity of a patient breach physician-patient privilege?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Smith v. Superior Court, 118 Cal.App.3d 136, 173 Cal.Rptr. 145 (Cal. App. 1981):
It is well-settled that the disclosure of the identity of the patient violates the physician-patient privilege where such disclosure reveals the patient's ailment. (Blue Cross v. Superior Court (1976) 61 Cal.App.3d 798, 800, 132 Cal.Rptr. 635 (hg.den. November 4, 1976) (patients treated for psoriasis);
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