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medical privacy

The freedom from unauthorised dissemination of personal medical records.

medical privacy

Clinical privacy Law & medicine The right of a Pt not to have personal health-related or other information open to public view; freedom from public dissemination of personal medical records. See Anne Sexton, Bennett-Leahy bill, Health information trustee, Nondisclosure ceiling, Therapist-patient privacy.
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The most frequent question that the National MS Society's MS Navigators field about medical privacy is whether employers can get access to a person's health information through insurance or benefits paperwork.
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Health care records: books open to abuse; the Georgetown Health Privacy Project argues that respecting and protecting privacy improves both individual health care and the system as a whole
Recently, the high value that ordinary Americans place on medical privacy was shown in a September 2000 Gallup poll sponsored by the Institute for Health Freedom, in which the respondents strongly opposed unauthorized access to medical records.
Health and human services "privacy" standards: the coming destruction of American medical privacy
Perhaps the most noteworthy development in recent months was President Bush's April decision to implement the medical privacy regulations approved late in the Clinton administration.
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We believe there is widespread public support for strong medical privacy protection and we would be disappointed if the administration attempted to weaken or postpone implementation," said a coalition of 15 organizations.
Will Medical Privacy Regulations Target Workers' Comp?
WASHINGTON -- A new medical privacy regulation developed during the Clinton administration has been okayed by President George Bush.
Bush Okays Privacy Reg
The House Banking Committee did pass a medical privacy bill that garnered significant support from industry.
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The Clinton administration developed the rules after Congress missed a 3-year deadline calling on lawmakers to draft medical privacy guidelines.
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In delaying these medical privacy rules, Secretary Thompson stated that, "Our goal is to achieve privacy protection that works.
Bush Administration Delays Final Medical Privacy Rules

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