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During the Eleventh National HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) Summit, a panel discussion was held on health information technology. Panelists discussed privacy iss…

Ms. Goldman discussed the contrasting view to the Bush Administration’s proposed changes to medical privacy regulations. She responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail…

Witnesses testified about health care records and privacy issues. Among the topics addressed were the sharing of information about patients, the security of online databases, and ethical con…

President Bill Clinton announced new federal regulations for protecting patients' privacy.

Witnesses testified about proposed legislation to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information maintained or transmitted electronically. They focused on the need for f…

Participants talked to reporters about their support of the President’s announcement regarding medical-record confidentiality. They stressed the importance of this privacy for all patients, …

Committee members heard testimony on the confidentiality of medical records from senators and representatives of health care and medical industries. The panelists reviewed the different laws…

In the second day of hearings on the Freedom of Information Act, committee members heard testimony about three pieces of legislation: H.R. 1281, S. 1090, and a draft bill about private medic…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

Participants discussed the influence technology has on the state of democracy in the U.S. and throughout the world. They spoke about the reduction in privacy brought about by information tec…

The committee heard testimony on H.R. 1304, the Telephone Advertising and Consumer Rights Act, and H.R. 1305, the Telephone Consumer Privacy Rights Act. The two bills were introduced to prot…