医学院校硕士研究生英语读与写（第二版）unit 5.pptx

医学院校硕士研究生英语读与写(第二版)
English for Master Students in Medical Universities
Unit Five
Text A
Confidentiality and the Patient’s Right to Privacy—What Right to Privacy in Health Care?
Outline
Background information
Global analysis of the text
Detailed study of the text
Text structure analysis
Reference answers to the exercises
Background information
Introduction to the topic
Global analysis of the text
The text explains the importance of protecting patient
confidentiality. But when es to information that doctors
are required to provide panies, confidential
patient information might be disclosed. Patients with health
insurance lose some of their rights to confidentiality, and
should be aware of this problem. With two actual cases as
illustrations, the author suggests physicians take care to
protect patient privacy in any endeavor.
Text structure analysis
The text falls into three parts.
Part I (Paragraphs 1-4)
Patient confidentiality is strongly protected by the author and her colleagues.
Part II (Paragraphs 5-10)
How two files disclose confidential medical information.
Part III (Paragraphs 11-14)
Patient confidentiality can be abused, with terrible consequences.
Detailed study of the text
Any patient who has health insurance has essentially thrown the right to privacy out the window. (Para. 1)
Detailed study of the text
Meaning: Patients with health insurance have given up their right to privacy.
throw out the window: to simply ignore because of being fed too much
Example: The girl hated the parents’ nagging, and she just threw it out the window.
… a smoke screen for what is really happening. (Para. 1)
Detailed study of the text
Meaning: … a cover to hide what is really happening.
smoke screen: smoke released to mask the movement or location of military units such as infantry, tanks, aircraft or ships
Example: The export business is just a smoke screen for his activity as a spy.