[Med-privacy] survey

[Peter Marshall]

here's the URL for the sudy:

http://www.chcf.org/press/view.cfm?itemID=3D115814




> Survey: Americans Still Worry over Medical Privacy
>
>
> NPR.org, November 9, 2005 =B7  Despite federal rules to protect the
> privacy of medical information, Americans are more worried than ever
> about the potential for misuse, according to a new survey.
>
> Six years ago, the California Health Care Foundation found patients
> very concerned about how their medical records were being used, and
> found that one in six engaged in a practice that could protect their
> privacy but threaten their health, such as asking a doctor not to put =
a
> diagnosis into their record.
>
> Since then, the federal government has imposed rules giving patients
> broad new rights to limit who can see and use their medical
> information. But a new survey by the foundation finds consumers remain
> anxious. Two-thirds said they're still concerned about the privacy of
> their medical records; one-third said they didn't even know about the
> new protections. On the other hand, nearly two-thirds said they would
> share health information if it would improve care, such as using
> computerized record-keeping to reduce medical errors.