Malaysian Medical Council “Good Medical Practice”

A medical practitioner registered with the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) has rights,

privileges and responsibilities.

The practitioner is expected to meet the standards of competence, care and conduct set by

the Malaysian Medical Council.

This document sets out the MMC's guidelines on confidentiality. It is an extension of the

principles described in the guideline “Good Medical Practice”.

CONTENTS
1. Principles of Confidentiality
2. Protecting information
3. Sharing information with patients
4. Electronic medical records
5. Disclosure of confidential information with the patient’s consent
6. Disclosure within health care teams
7. Disclosure to employers, insurance companies and other third parties including
managed care organizations
8. Disclosure without the patient’s consent
Disclosure in the patient’s medical interests
Disclosure in relation to the treatment sought by children or others who lack
capacity to give consent
Disclosures where a patient may be a victim of neglect or abuse
Disclosure after a patient’s death
9. Disclosure for medical teaching, medical research, and medical audit
10. Disclosure in the interest of others
Disclosures in the public interest
Disclosures to protect others
11. Disclosure in connection with judicial or other statutory proceedings
Disclosures required by law
Disclosures in the courts
Disclosure to statutory regulatory bodies
12. Media inquiries about patients

read more: http://www.mmc.gov.my/v1/docs/Confidentiality.pdf