Medical record confidentiality law, scientific research, and data collection in the information age.
Author reviews U.S. federal and state laws on privacy and confidentiality on access and disclosure of health records governing government and private sector data bases. He also examines legislative proposals and recommendations for privacy and confidentiality now before the U.S. Congress.
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Villanova University School of Law, Pennsylvania, USA.
D035841:Behavioral Research; D035843:Biomedical Research; D002961:Civil Rights; D016494:Computer Security; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D030881:Disclosure; D035082:Federal Government; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D035846:Law Enforcement; D016365:Liability, Legal; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D012106:Research; D014481:United States