Issues

Super Snoopers By Gerald D. Klee, M.D.

[Fall/Winter 2000; Vol. 27, No. 2; Pg 11-13]

ACLU attacks “unfettered law enforcement access to medical records...,” says that “DHHS Rule permits computerized medical records to be used as a vast centralized police database.”

Who's reading your medical files today? Tell Congress to pass a real health privacy law. By Sue A. Blevins

How would you feel about your personal health information flowing freely over the Internet between public health officials, healthcare providers, insurance and data clearinghouse companies, and others – without your permission?

If this doesn't sound like a good idea, it's time to become informed about federal health privacy law.

Discussion Draft of Health Information Technology and Privacy Legislation

Jun 4 2008 - 10:00am


Patient Privacy Rights' Founder & Chair, Dr.

Myths about HIPAA


To talk about the myths surrounding HIPAA and privacy, you have to first read what HIPAA actually says about privacy.