Submitted by Sharper1 on June 2, 2007

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Hippa And How Philosophers Would Have Viewed It

We’ve all received “Privacy Practices” notices from our physicians but many people do not understand how the Health Information Privacy Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and other laws that affect how our personal information is handled have evolved during the last few years. In the past, our medical information was not as protected as it is today. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) set out to empower patients. HHS wanted to give patients access to their medical records and give the patient more control over how their personal information is used and disclosed.
Historically, medical ethics have respected patients' need for confidentiality while authorities have...

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