Posted by shar on January 29, 2003, at 12:01:03
In reply to Re: Medical records privacy, posted by agencypanic on January 29, 2003, at 11:13:05
I also wonder if a person could just call a doc and say I'm xyz from abc insurance company, and I need you to fax me this info on Shar. I bet it would be as easy as that in many cases.
And, what Noa was talking about, I heard about that a few years ago and mentioned it to my doc and she 'had never heard of such a thing.' So, I figured she was either not very up-to-date on her news, or not wanting to talk about it. I believe insurance bureaus are a huge threat to individual privacy.
Back in olden days, credit bureaus could just about do or say anything, without input about accuracy from the individual about whom they did or said it. Nowadays, I believe it's better due to regulation and legal requirements. I hope insurance bureaus will have to meet equivalent requirements. Right now I think they are loose cannons.
Shar
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