Privacy groups seek protections in HIT legislation
HIPAA Weekly Advisor, April 10, 2006
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Any health information technology (HIT) that Congress adopts should include strong patient confidentiality protections, according to national privacy advocates. During an April 5, 2006 press conference on Capitol Hill, 26 different groups criticized many of Congress' pending HIT bills for not protecting patients.
"The intentions of the proposed [HIT] legislation are to improve healthcare, reduce medical errors, and save money, but we believe that those benefits will be realized only if there are ironclad privacy protections," said Tim Sparapani, legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union. "Guaranteeing privacy will generate public acceptance, trust and participation in these networks."
The 26 privacy organizations joining the effort include the following:
- American Conservative Union
- Christian Coalition of America
- Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
- National Center for Transgender Equality
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