[Med-privacy] Johnson bill

[Peter Marshall]

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Nancy Johnson has introduced a bill that would let the Feds get control 
over your medical records, regardless of what state law might have to 
say on the matter.

  Not surprisingly, it has some folks madder 'n heck.
[...]

  The American Association of Physicians and Surgeons isn't any too 
happy either.

"We call for restraint in passing a law that would fast track the 
creation of a national health information system," said Jane Orient, 
M.D., head of AAPS, in a letter to lawmakers.

"The only parties who will benefit by forcing technology on medicine by 
top-down central planning that actually risks an end to the advancement 
in information technology will be the government, certain third party 
payers, lawyers and information technology companies," she said. 
"Patients will definitely not benefit from this type of program because 
they do not control who has access to their sensitive identifiable 
medical records in any meaningful way."


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Johnson has introduced a bill that would let the Feds get control over
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 The American Association of Physicians and Surgeons isn't any too
happy either.


"We call for restraint in passing a law that would fast track the
creation of a national health information system," said Jane Orient,
M.D., head of AAPS, in a letter to lawmakers.


"The only parties who will benefit by forcing technology on medicine
by top-down central planning that actually risks an end to the
advancement in information technology will be the government, certain
third party payers, lawyers and information technology companies," she
said. "Patients will definitely not benefit from this type of program
because they do not control who has access to their sensitive
identifiable medical records in any meaningful way."


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