BC Advantage - 2006 Issue 3

Complete transcript of the HIPAA roundtable discussion

Since it became law in 2003, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has been invoked many times when relatives, neighbors and other interested individuals have sought information about a medical patient and were denied that information. The word "HIPAA" has also been invoked when journalists have sought and been denied what they perceive to be vital public information. During the early years of its implementation, how has HIPAA affected the quality of health care, the quality of public safety and access to public information?THE PARTICIPANTSThe Dayton Daily News asked 16 people to participate in a roundtable...

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