美國의 個人情報保護와 HIPAA

Purpose of Private Information Acts and restricted variations among international judicial system. In particular, significant differences between America and Europe. The focus of this thesis is the protection of personal information in America and The focus of this thesis is the protection of personal medical information in America The HIPAA in America is important guide. It is important because there is widespread apprehension regarding the privacy and security regulations implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. This apprehension threatens to block the dissemination of individually identifiable health information in many situations in which the federal government never intended to do so. There have been widespread media reports of fear in the offices of healthcare providers as to their ability to respond to requests for information from persons other than the patient. Each day those of us who practice in this area receive calls from confused and concerned providers, insurers, and persons seeking to perform services for those sectors. Those calls raise a remarkable array of tough issues.