a 65 year old man has a heart attack in his admit to the hospital with a poor prognosis diagnosis he asked you not to share his medical information with his wife because he thinks she will be overwhelmed by the news his life then sees you in the hall and asked about her husband's prognosis should you tell her?
Patient confidential information, you tell her you can not tell her at the time. This is because its the patients information and they can make that decision
No. It's the patient's confidential information. If it's legal then okay, however, if the patient does not want the information to be shared it is not permitted.
