How HIPAA harms care, and howto stop it

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 320, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 229-230

  Berwick, Donald M ^a   Gaines, Martha E ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NOTE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; CONFIDENTIALITY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAL RECORD; UNITED STATES;

CONFIDENTIALITY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; HEALTH RECORDS, PERSONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES;

EID: 85050400028     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.8829     Document Type: Note

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