Shielding Patients from Social Media: How Healthcare Facilities Can Protect Patient Privacy and Limit Liability
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| March 2020
An article by attorney Morgan Villers titled “Shielding Patients from Social Media: How Healthcare Facilities Can Protect Patient Privacy and Limit Liability” was recently published in USLAW Magazine, an in-depth publication produced twice annually and designed to address legal and business issues facing commercial and corporate clients. The article examines the threat to patient privacy that smartphones and social media pose and offers suggestions on formulating and implementing a policy to diminish their risk of future liability for the unauthorized photographing or recording of non-consenting patients.