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4592 Communications between a physician and insurance company regarding diagnosis and treatment of a patient are a necessary part of providing medical services to the patient, so an action for breach of fiduciary duty, violation of privacy rights, intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, and negligence, based on allegations plaintiff's physician sent plaintiff's medical file to her disability insurer and told the insurer that plaintiff was not disabled but was a scam artist and a fraud, were actions for medical malpractice or professional negligence.CitationTITOLO v CANO (Malpractice Defined) 157 CA4 310 [See: CCP 1295; Central Pathology v SuperCt 3 C4 181, T/AT 10/92]
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