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Re: confidentiality of sleep study results

Posted by Charlie Smith on May 02, 1998 at 04:19:05:

In Reply to: confidentiality of sleep study results posted by Paul on April 28, 1998 at 07:28:06:

Amazing. Society cannot test or report AIDS, yet heaven forbid that anyone should have apnea.

Your doctor is the one to ask. You should specifically request confidentiality in writing and then ask him if he is required to make any reports of a positive result.

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