The U.S. Health data privacy debate: Will there be comprehension before closure?

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 316-331

  Freeman, Phyllis ^a   Robbins, Anthony ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Information Systems; Medical Records; Privacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIVACY; UNITED STATES;

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; UNITED STATES;

COMPUTER SECURITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; DISCLOSURE; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032807939     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646239901524X     Document Type: Article

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