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Compliance:

Tread Carefully With Patient Images and Personal Devices

Published on Tue Jun 02, 2026

Question: A provider takes a clinical photo of a patient’s forearm rash on a personal smartphone to document its progression. The image does not show the patient’s face, but a tattoo is visible. Later, the physician wants to use the photo in a staff presentation. Would the use of the image in an in-office presentation require authorization from the patient [...]
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