[Med-privacy] Re: [Politech] Texas atty general sides with open government over privacy [priv]

[Jeff Williams]

Jim and all,

  Thank you for pointing out the nuance.  However in accordance
with the Texas Atty. Gen. he also in the article you referenced
 http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/state/7950211.htm
supports completely open Medical records. See:
http://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinions/or50abbott/ord-681.htm
and http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/go/go0055200toc.html.
Hence the subject line in your post remains misleading if not
inaccurate none the less!

  After contacting Atty. Gen.'s Abbots office he also conferred to
me he in no way supports completely open Medical Records...

Jim Warren wrote:

> At 10:39 PM -0800 2/29/04, Jeff Williams wrote:
> >Declan and all,
> >
> >   The subject line of this post does not accurately reflect the actual
> >statements in the article.  Medical privacy [HIPAA] is strongly supported
> >by the vast majority of my fellow Texans.
>
> I have NO doubt that the vast majority of Texans (and non-Texans!) DO
> strongly support maximum medical privacy!
>
> However, neither my original subject-line, that Declan included
> below, not Declan's own subject-line above, say ANYthing about most
> Texans!  There is only ONE Texan mentioned in either subject-line --
> the "Texas atty general"!
>
> >   I would say that the subject line is very misleading an therefore
> >inaccurate
>
> No, both subject-lines are COMPLETELY accurate!  There ARE many
> opportunities to point out significant media inaccuracy or bias (Fox
> News and the Washington Times come to mind <grin>) -- but this ain't
> one of 'em.  In THIS case, the only misrepresentation is the
> implication that the subject line(s) reference any more than one,
> single [powerful!] Texan.  ;-)
>
> --jim
>
> >as well a borne of media folks not getting personal
> >and private information when and how they want it.  Well too bad
> >for them.
> >
> >
> >Declan McCullagh wrote:
> >
> >>  -------- Original Message --------
> >>  Subject: Texas Atty Genl "rejects" strong federal medical-privacy law
> >>  Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:03:47 -0800
> >>  From: Jim Warren <jwarren@well.com>
> >>  To: Dave Farber:;, Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
> >>  References: <40424C37.2D1643AF@comcast.net>
> >>
> >>  An interesting clash between (1) open-government vs.
> >>  personal-privacy, and (2) state's rights vs. federal authority.  --jim
> >>
> >>  At 12:34 PM -0800 2/29/04, pmarshall <pwm@comcast.net> posted to
> >>  med-privacy@venice.essential.org:
> >>
> >>  >TEXAS AG SAYS NO TO HIPAA: Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott ruled
> >>  >Friday that the state's public information law takes
> >  > >precedence over a far-reaching federal medical privacy law, a legal
> >  > ...
> >Regards,
> >
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Regards,

--
Jeffrey A. Williams
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"Be precise in the use of words and expect precision from others" -
    Pierre Abelard

"If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B;
liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by
P: i.e., whether B is less than PL."
United States v. Carroll Towing  (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947]
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Updated 1/26/04
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