Protecting Privacy To Improve Health Care

摘要: PROLOGUE: Irish author George Bernard Shaw once observed during a speech in New York that Americans have “no sense of privacy. [They] do not know what it means. There is no such thing the country.” Indeed, wake Kenneth Starr's referral to Congress, Shaw's words, spoken 1933, seem perceptive, if downright prescient. cultural acumen notwithstanding, health care arena presents decidedly different picture how feel about Recent media reports abound with concerns potential abuses private medical information by government, employers, and insurance companies. The dilemma takes following form: Although legitimate motives possible actions stewards their information, many policy establishments fear overzealous protections could pose serious obstacles improvement care. Taking somewhat unconventional stance, Janlori Goldman does view this ma...