Today we had a call from a patient who did not want to give his name or other information while booking his procedure with us.  While we promise utmost confidentiality to all our patients, was he going overboard?  Upon thinking about it, I remembered a letter I answered just a few weeks ago on my MedHelp Addiction Expert Forum and I realized that he was probably right to keep thing super private. We built our own  facility as a free standing clinic, so that no governmental agency has a right to come in and examine our patient charts, like they would have a right to do in a hospital or in a JCAHO  accredited facility.  So, here is the letter I got and my answer. I think you will find it interesting.

My wife is taking 25 10mg Vicodins a day it started with a prescription and then she got hooked. She wants to quit cold turkey but I don't think it would be wise at this point. She is afraid to see a doctor about her problem because she just invested 8 years of her life in college and 2 weeks ago she graduate from Berkeley with a master’s degree and now applying jobs. My question is if she went to the doctor to get help, which she really wants to get off these, will  it be between the doctor and her only or will any future employees be able access this information about her problem? I really or we really need some help with this. I would really appreciate your help.

Thank you

This was my answer to this gentleman’s letter:

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