How does the whole “what you say will not leave this room” thing work with doctors?

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Sorry I couldn’t word that better, but I don’t know the proper term. My vocabulary is kind of limited and I have trouble putting thoughts into words.

I always see stuff about this rule, but I don’t really understand it. You can’t talk about what’s said during this appointment, but what does that entail? And what are the exceptions to this rule, because I think there are, right?

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I am an Emergency Medicine physician in the USA.

What this means is that I will never betray your confidence. I won’t tell people what you say, I won’t make jokes about you, I won’t call your family, I won’t post on social media about you. I may ask if it is okay to speak to a family member (say, if they call while you are there) and if you tell me not to then I will pretend you do not exist.

My patient has my full regard.

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