SJC backs doctor on patient confidentiality

Investigations of potential physician misconduct do not trump the law protecting confidentiality between psychotherapists and patients, the state’s highest court ruled yesterday, siding with a doctor who defied a subpoena for patient treatment records despite concerns he might be overprescribing pain medication. (Full article: 605 words)

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