[Med-privacy] State Privacy Protections and Civil Suits Concerned with HIPAA Law

[Jeff Williams]

All,

  This would indicate to me that either stronger or different medical
privacy laws by state are needed or each state needs to enact
better and perhaps stronger medical privacy practices/legislation..

  The alternative is a change to the Medical Privacy Act which would
also seem to be in conflict with the Patriot Act in some sections
thereof...

  Privacy of medical information is A key to the war on terror
IMHO for many and varied reasons, some of which with a
little thought should be obvious...

Regards,
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Jeffrey A. Williams
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