• What is Medical Information?
  • Mental Health
  • Substance Abuse
  • Genetic Information
  • Non-Private Health Information
• The Importance of Medical Privacy
• The Value of Free-Flowing Medical Information
  • Health Care Marketing
• Patient Access to Health Records
• Exceptions to Medical Privacy
  • Consent
  • Disclosure to Other Providers
  • Disclosure to Payers
  • Disclosure to Family
  • Disclosure for Research
  • Disclosure for Public Health
  • Disclosure to Law Enforcement
  • Disclosure to Protect Third Parties
• How Tax Policy Undermines Health Privacy
• Medical Information Online
• How Medical Privacy Regulations Can Backfire
  
• Select Laws and Regulations
  • HIPAA Privacy Regulations
    • Where the HIPAA Privacy Regulations Came From
      • Political Gamesmanship and the HIPAA Privacy Regulations
      • Why the HIPAA Regulations Are Unconstitutional
      • HHS' Inadequate Privacy Recommendations
      • HIPAA and the Privacy Torts
      • Harms Addressed by the HIPAA Privacy Regulations
      • HIPAA and the Privacy "Right"
    • Getting Results from HIPAA
  • Substance Abuse Privacy
  Current Issues:
  • HIPAA Rulemakings
    • National Individual Health Identifier
    • HIPAA Privacy Regulations
    • HIPAA Security Standards

[updated 07/19/01]