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What is an ethical physician to do when a patient provides pertinent information but insists that it be kept "off the record?" While there is an expectation of confidentiality between doctor and patient, there are instances when a patient will only reveal certain information if the doctor agrees not to record it in their medical files.

How present is the idiom 'off the record' in healthcare?