Access and Confidentiality of Medical Records: A Legislative Response in the United States

Abstract

The Bennett Bill was introduced to the US Senate with the intention by its sponsors to ensure personal privacy with respect to medical records and health care-related information in the United States. The Bennett Bill has been passed into legislation by the US Senate as the Medical Records Confidentiality Act of 1995.

Keywords

Medical care patients' rights medical ethics right of privacy communication in medicine confidentiality in medical communication electronic data interchange health policy medical research

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References

Documents used in this review were accessed via the Internet. Sites used in writing this review can be located at:

Bennett Bill

HTTP://THOMAS.LOC.GOV/ (general site)

HTTP://www.epic.org/privacy/medical

HTTP://gopher.legislate.com

HTTP://ftp.cpsc.org/taxpayerassets/BennettMedicalBill.NewAct

HTTP://latte.cafe.net/gvc/foi/BCLAW.html

HTTP://cir.csumass.edu/medical/index.html

Medical Records Confidentiality Act of 1995

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HTTP://Thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/1?r104:/tmp/∼r104:/Xd:c16050