Health information, the HIPAA Privacy Rule, and health care: What do physicians think? Most physicians in this survey believe that the Privacy Rule does not improve the protection of confidential health information

Health Affairs

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 832-842

  Slutsman, Julia ^a   Kass, Nancy ^b   McGready, John ^c   Wynia, Matthew ^d  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Bloomberg School

^d AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIVACY; REVIEW;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; LEGAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20044370137     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.24.3.832     Document Type: Review

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