Medical Records Confidentiality Act of 1995: Hearing of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, on S. 1360, to Ensure Personal Privacy with Respect to Medical Records and Health Care-related Information, and for Other Purposes, November 14, 1995, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996 - 165 pages |
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Page 35 - Whatever, in connection with my professional practice, or not in connection with it, I see or hear, in the life of men, which ought not to be spoken of abroad, I will not divulge, as reckoning that all such should be kept secret.
Page 88 - A person has a privilege to refuse to disclose and to prevent another from disclosing a confidential communication by the person to a clergyman in his professional character as spiritual adviser.
Page 117 - Berenson, and I am Legislative Counsel for AIDS Action Council, the Washington representative of over 1000 community organizations across the nation serving people with HIV/ AIDS.
Page 151 - Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize any Federal officer or employee to exercise any supervision or control over the practice of medicine or the manner in which medical services are provided...
Page 58 - Collection and use only for lawful purpose — Health care information must be collected and used only for a necessary and lawful purpose. Notification to patient — Each person maintaining health care information must prepare a formal, written statement of the fair information practices observed by such person. Each patient who provides health care information directly to a person maintaining health care information should receive a copy of the statement of a person's fair information practices...
Page 56 - It has been recognized that there is a need for more uniformity among the 50 states. In recent years, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws developed the Uniform Health Care Information Act in an attempt to stimulate uniformity among states on health care information management issues. Presently, only two states, Montana and Washington have enacted this model legislation. Clearly, efforts must be directed toward developing national standards on privacy and confidentiality.
Page 53 - Any organization creating, maintaining, using, or disseminating records of identifiable personal data must assure the reliability of the data for their intended use and must take precautions to prevent misuse of the data...
Page 55 - Assessment (OTA) report, Protecting Privacy in Computerized Medical Information, found that current laws, in general, do not provide consistent, comprehensive protection of health information confidentiality. Focusing on the impact of computer technology, the report concluded that computerization reduces some concerns about privacy of health information while increasing others. The OTA report highlights the need for enactment of a comprehensive federal privacy law.
Page 58 - The patient or the patient's representative may have access to health care information concerning the patient, has the right to have a copy of such health care information made after payment of a reasonable charge, and, further, has the right to have a notation made with or in such health care information of any amendment or correction of such health care information requested by the patient or patient representative. Required safeguards — Any person maintaining, using or disseminating health care...
Page 75 - A disclosure of appropriate alternative procedures or courses of treatment, if any, that might be advantageous to the subject; (5) A statement describing the extent, if any, to which confidentiality of records identifying the subject will be maintained...