Protecting patient privacy the new fashioned way

Protecting patient privacy has been recognized as the duty of health-care providers for about as long as doctors have seen patients. In 1996 that duty became a legal obligation when Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news141566567.html">Protecting patient privacy the new fashioned way</a></p> <p>Protecting patient privacy has been recognized as the duty of health-care providers for about as long as doctors have seen patients. In 1996 that duty became a legal obligation when Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.</p>