title: Legislating patient privacy.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Policy and Ethics, College of Nursing and Health Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Wakefield
mesh_terms: D016494:Computer Security / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011057:Politics; D018907:Privacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States