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Review
. 1996 Mar-May;26(1):33-40.
doi: 10.1177/183335839602600118.

Access and confidentiality of medical records: a legislative response in the United States

J Mair  1
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Access and confidentiality of medical records: a legislative response in the United States

J Mair. Health Inf Manag. 1996 Mar-May.

Abstract

The Bennett Bill was introduced to the US Senate with the intention by its sponsors to ensure personal privacy with respect to medical records and health care-related information in the United States. The Bennett bill has been passed into legislation by the US Senate as the Medical Records Confidentiality Act of 1995.

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