title: An act of privacy.
abstract: Lawmakers in Washington have drafted a new bill to protect the privacy of medical records in the digital age. The author argues that the measure needs fine tuning, but that it's a good start.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Currier
mesh_terms: D016494:Computer Security / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018907:Privacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States