title: Privacy commission report contains serious flaws.
abstract: Few will argue that confidentiality of the patient medical record is a real concern, particularly at a time when demands for information from the medical record are numerous and constantly increasing. However, the recommendations of the Privacy Protection Study Commission, if implemented, could cause severe problems for hospitals. The author discusses those recommendations and why they cause concern.
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D035082:Federal Government; D006076:Government; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D007258:Informed Consent; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards*; D033283:Patient Access to Records; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000592:standards*; D028701:Patient Rights; D014481:United States