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A physician takes the health records of a group of hiv-positive patients out of the hospital to complete research tasks at home. the physician mistakenly leaves the records in a restaurant where they are read by a newspaper reporter who publishes an article that identifies the patients. the physician can be sued for:

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The doc can be sued for defamation of character, and medical malpratice.
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