{"product_id":"contesting-medical-confidentiality-andreas-holger-maehle-9780226404820","title":"Contesting Medical Confidentiality: Origins of the Debate in the United States, Britain, and Germany","description":"Medical confidentiality is an essential cornerstone of effective public health systems, and for centuries societies have struggled to maintain the illusion of absolute privacy. In this age of health databases and increasing connectedness, however, the confidentiality of patient information is rapidly becoming a concern at the forefront of worldwide ethical and political debate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eContesting Medical Confidentiality\u003c\/i\u003e, Andreas-Holger Maehle travels back to the origins of this increasingly relevant issue. He offers the first comparative analysis of professional and public debates on medical confidentiality in the United States, Britain, and Germany during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when traditional medical secrecy first came under pressure from demands of disclosure in the name of public health. Maehle structures his study around three representative questions of the time that remain salient today: Do physicians have a privilege to refuse court orders to reveal confidential patient details? Is there a medical duty to report illegal procedures to the authorities? Should doctors breach confidentiality in order to prevent the spread of disease? Considering these debates through a unique historical perspective, \u003ci\u003eContesting Medical Confidentiality\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the ethical issues and potentially grave consequences that continue to stir up public debate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andreas-Holger Maehle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022640482X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226404820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2017","brand":"Andreas-Holger Maehle","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086409740543,"sku":"9780226404820","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c3a5bdde-628c-498f-800f-77838fc2f0fb.jpg?v=1769094508","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contesting-medical-confidentiality-andreas-holger-maehle-9780226404820","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}