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

Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:48:41 -0700

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 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..

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    <pre wrap="">Has generally been the case for some time....
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  Agreed.  However such privacy legislation seems to be heading
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Examples or such...?<br>
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      <pre wrap=""> The alternative is a change to the Medical Privacy Act

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    <pre wrap="">Eh? What's that?
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You mean the HIPAA Privacy Rule?<br>
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also seem to be in conflict with the Patriot Act in some sections
thereof...

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    <pre wrap="">The "change" or the "MPA?"
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  The change IMHO.  Conflicting security and privacy laws
cannot by definition be a good or best practice and function
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Where's the conflict with the Patriot Act?<br>
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  <pre wrap=""> Stronger medical privacy serves as a tool
to fighting the war on terror, not lack there of...</pre>
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How's that?<br>
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