Access to Medical Records Under Federal Law

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative agencies.

Freedom of information.

Health facilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1993

Summary:

Discusses Federal laws that govern access to and disclosure of medical records maintained by Federal agencies, and highlights the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 and the Freedom of Information Act. Examines approaches to achieve uniformity concerning confidentiality of health-care information, including the Uniform Health-Care Information Act of 1985

Notes:

CRS Report

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Access to Medical Records Under Federal Law

Publisher Number:

CRS-1993-AML-0030

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license