Does anyone see this as a good thing?
From CBS News:
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The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has eliminated the requirement to get your consent to release your medical records.
"All medical records will be treated as if they are government property, not individual property," says Dr. Deborah Peel, past president of the National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers. And the scariest part is that you'll never know who requested your records or why - and there will be little you or your doctor can do to stop it.”
Until now, no one could access your personal health information without your written consent. However, on Aug. 9, the Bush administration announced it has revised the medical privacy rule to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
According to HHS, effective April 2003, "key health care players" will now have the "regulatory permission" to use and disclose all your personal medical and mental health treatment information in order to "facilitate" your medical treatment.
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...the new rule does not prevent government or the medical industry from compiling and sharing an individual's personal health information - including genetic information - without the individual's permission.
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http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/sto...-4B7A-9D2B-4B1F4A5AEA2D}&siteid=mktw&dist=nbi
From CBS News:
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The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has eliminated the requirement to get your consent to release your medical records.
"All medical records will be treated as if they are government property, not individual property," says Dr. Deborah Peel, past president of the National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers. And the scariest part is that you'll never know who requested your records or why - and there will be little you or your doctor can do to stop it.”
Until now, no one could access your personal health information without your written consent. However, on Aug. 9, the Bush administration announced it has revised the medical privacy rule to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
According to HHS, effective April 2003, "key health care players" will now have the "regulatory permission" to use and disclose all your personal medical and mental health treatment information in order to "facilitate" your medical treatment.
<snip>
...the new rule does not prevent government or the medical industry from compiling and sharing an individual's personal health information - including genetic information - without the individual's permission.
MORE...
http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/sto...-4B7A-9D2B-4B1F4A5AEA2D}&siteid=mktw&dist=nbi
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