And, yes, there have been times when some of the information could have been used in court. But, I had no right to tell anyone about it and would never discuss the information with anyone except the patient or the attending physician. That's the law, by the way. People have a right, and often the need, to speak frankly to their physician. After all, if there is not a candid conversation, the physician could overlook information vital to proper treatment.
People also have a perfect right to expect the physician to keep all information private.
But, giving the test results to outsiders is a gross violation of the patient's personal privacy. The tests would require either a search warrant or the consent of the patient. That is a direct violation of the Fourth Amendment. Another incidence of medical practitioners overstepping their bounds also popped up last week. It turns out that some liberal physicians are beginning to act like gun censors, under the guise of practicing medicine.