• J Healthc Risk Manag · Jan 1999

    Genetic testing: do healthcare professionals have a duty to tell a patient's family members that they may be at risk?

    • M R Marta.
    • Epstein Becker & Green, PC, Washington, DC, USA.
    • J Healthc Risk Manag. 1999 Jan 1;19(3):26-38.

    AbstractThe author describes the healthcare professional's dilemma of keeping a patient's genetic information confidential. Provided are case law, commentary and policy developments addressing confidentiality of patient information as weighed against third parties' needs to know genetic information regarding their family members.

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