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Privacy Topic: Medical
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News & Headlines
- January 31, 2010 Chiropractic visits lead to higher premium
- November 12, 2009 Drug industry presses FDA on ads online
- July 31, 2009 Digital health: Struggle or a pipedream?
- July 22, 2009 Baseball’s use of DNA raises questions
- June 24, 2009 A push for the wired patient’s bill of rights
Publications
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Patient’s Guide to HIPAA. This guide explains how you can use the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to protect your medical privacy.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Filing a health information privacy complaint. You have the right to file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for violations of your medical privacy.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Sensitive Information - Privacy and Your Medical Records (2008) (Vietnamese). Hồ sơ y tế của quý vị không được giữ kín như quý vị thường nghĩ. Quyển cẩm nang này giải thích những phương sách quý vị có thể làm để bảo toàn sự bảo mật và chính xác của hồ sơ y tế của quý vị. Việc sử dụng hồ sơ y tế sai trái đã từng đưa đến sự mất việc, kỳ thị, trộm danh tính, và mất mặt.
Your medical records are not as private as you might think. This booklet explains some steps you can take to guard the privacy and accuracy of your medical records. The misuse of medical records has led to loss of jobs, discrimination, identity theft and embarrassment.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Sensitive Information - Privacy and Your Medical Records (2008) (Chinese). 個人醫療記錄隱私程度可能沒有你想像的高。手冊內容詳列各種步驟供你保護個人醫療記錄之隱私及正確。誤用醫療記錄導致個人失業、受歧視、身份遭竊以及各種窘況。
Your medical records are not as private as you might think. This booklet explains some steps you can take to guard the privacy and accuracy of your medical records. The misuse of medical records has led to loss of jobs, discrimination, identity theft and embarrassment.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Información Delicada: Su vida privada y el historial médico (2008). Su historial médico no es tan privado como usted se imagina. Este folleto explica algunos pasos que usted puede tomar para proteger la privacidad y veracidad de su historial médico. El mal uso de historiales médicos ha conducido a la pérdida de trabajos, discriminación, robo de identidad y situaciones embarazosas.
CA News & Special Reports
2006 Privacy Issue The legal right to privacy has been recognized in the U.S. since the late 1890s. This Special Report addresses: What Is Privacy?, Why is it important? and What threats against you and your family are viable once privacy is breached? ( Friday, May 05, 2006 )
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Coalition
- December 02, 2009 Report cards grade privacy of online personal health records Consumer Action's coalition partner, Patient Privacy Rights, has launched a report card that evaluates the privacy options in five popular personal health records systems.
- June 30, 2009 Ensure "meaningful use" by giving consumers control Consumer Action signed onto a coalition letter to the Health Information Technology Policy Committee, which is tasked with defining how implementation of electronic health records will meet the standard of "meaningful use," such as reducing hospital admission times. The letter asks the Committee to include the ability for patients to control the uses and disclosures of their protected health information in this definition.
- January 14, 2009 HIT cannot be successful without strong privacy protections In a letter to Democratic leadership, Consumer Action and its coalition members urged Congress to include key privacy protections in any upcoming health IT legislation.
- December 19, 2008 President-elect should live up to promises to strengthen privacy Consumer Action joined a coalition of groups concerned about privacy in a letter to President-elect Obama reminding him of his promises to increase consumer privacy protections.
- May 02, 2008 E-Prescribing legislation must include privacy protection In conjunction with its Patient Privacy Coalition partners, Consumer Action asked Senators Baucus and Grassley, Representatives Rangel, McCrery, Dingell and Barton to include a privacy provision in any e-prescribing legislation before them.
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