title: The tug-of-war over medical records disclosure.
abstract: Consensus is that a balance must be attained between the third-party payer's need for medical record data and the patient's right to confidentiality. Current trends in legislation, as discussed in this article, are toward "truly informed," written consent when the information identifies the patient and strictly controlled redisclosure procedures.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Stromberg
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007258:Informed Consent; D007348:Insurance, Health; D008499:Medical Records; D014481:United States