Question: my ex wife is a doctor and we are going through a divorce in california and she is trying to take full custody of our child on the basis that i'm a drug addict. i have reason to believe she is accessing some database to see what prescriptions i am taking. she has mentioned in court documents, which are public record, that i am currently taking "3 medications, one of which is an antidepressant", and i have no idea how she would know this, since she wasn't prescribing them. is there a way to track which doctors are accessing your database that lists out your prescriptions? Also, she has written me multiple prescriptions, so isn't she technically my doctor also and obliged to keep my medical information private? She wrote up and backdated (forged) medical records which lists me as her patient, and she has written in those records that i used illegal drugs in the past and that i was suicidal. in her court statements, which are now public record, she tells the judge that I told her I was suicidal. Isnt this a violation of my privacy? She claims that she wasn't my doctor, but my wife and everything I told her was not private nor protected. Im very confused about this, she has also made details public about conversations, treatments, and referrals that I have had with other doctors. Also, in her medical records she forged, she makes no mention of prescribing me vicodin or codeine, which she did on several occasions. what can i do about this and is it worth pursuing, or is she right?

i understand the law of the land is different country by country, but that is why i stated this is in california/usa. i need to know what i can do about this as it applies to american HIPAA, and also my question, is there a way to track which doctors are accessing your database that lists out your prescriptions? i think these answers may only be known by a physician familiar with american practices, but i do appreciate your response.

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