The law does not authorize healthcare providers to disclose patients' medical information. It is the patient's right to have his or her personally identifiable information kept confidential. This medical information is supposed to be available only to your doctor and other necessary health care and insurance providers. Patient confidentiality has been protected by federal statute since 2003. The passage of federal regulations, namely the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, was facilitated by the need to ensure the privacy and protection of medical records and personal data in an electronic health record environment and third-party insurers. The meaning of patient confidentiality is that personal and medical information provided to health care providers cannot be disclosed to others unless the patient has provided authorization for release. In fact, healthcare providers should not be given permission to disclose patient medical information. This is because there may be professional or personal problems in disclosing patients' medical information because patients depend on doctors to keep their medical information private, American Psychological Association (2003). Normally it becomes difficult for medical records to be completely sealed. The most important factor affecting confidentiality is when doctors turn to sharing medical information as case studies. In any case, it happens that such data is published in professional journals, so the patient's identity is never disclosed and all data identifying the patient is deleted or modified. However, if confidentiality is breached, the patient may have the right to sue, British Medical Association (2008). Another serious threat to medical privacy occurs because many medical expenses are paid through a particular health insurance, which can be private or public, Radford, Roger, (2002). On this occasion it becomes very difficult for medical information to be confidential. Medical records are occasionally viewed not only by physicians and their staff, but also by medical laboratories, insurance company employees, researchers, public health insurers, and many others. In any case the employer provides health insurance; the employer and designated employees can then access employee files. The requirement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 is that every organization and professional protect the privacy of their clients and patients, Carter P.