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

[pmarshall]

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>privacy laws by state are needed or each state needs to enact
>better and perhaps stronger medical privacy practices/legislation..
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Has generally been the case for some time....

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>  The alternative is a change to the Medical Privacy Act
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Eh? What's that?

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>also seem to be in conflict with the Patriot Act in some sections
>thereof...
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The "change" or the "MPA?"

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>  Privacy of medical information is A key to the war on terror....
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Or a lack of such privacy...?



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