Capt. Stamina
11-15-2006, 08:32 AM
How long before names start leaking out to the media as 'news'...
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/11/14/dph_requires_health_care_providers_to_report_hiv_p atient_names_1163549020/
BOSTON --Health care providers for HIV patients in Massachusetts will now be required to give their patients' names to state authorities for the purpose of more accurately monitoring the number of cases.
Department of Public Health spokeswoman Donna Rheume said the DPH board voted unanimously Tuesday to enact the new regulations after the federal Centers for Disease Control threatened to withhold about $15 million in annual funding. Rheume said the information will be stored in a databank accessible by only a limited number of state health professionals.
"Those names will be kept at the Department of Public Health and will not be released," Rheume said.
Health care providers already are required to turn over the names of AIDS patients to the state. Under the old regulations, HIV cases were reported using a code that kept the patients' names a secret. Rheume said the policy change will prevent duplication in counting and record-keeping.
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And just think what's going to happen when we get socialized medicine? The Feds will be obtaining everyone’s medical records. If you thought getting something through with the insurance company is bad, wait until you have to deal with the Federal bureaucracy. It’s going to be just like Canada, you’ll die before you the necessary surgery. But not to worry, the Congress has already passed a law to exclude them from any form of Socialized medical coverage. Yes sir, they’re going to be free to retain any doctor they want any time they want, while the rest of us can expect a 10 year prison sentence for doing the exact same thing. If you’re lucky, the doctor who tried to help you will be your cell mate, since he/she is going to get the same sentence.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/11/14/dph_requires_health_care_providers_to_report_hiv_p atient_names_1163549020/
BOSTON --Health care providers for HIV patients in Massachusetts will now be required to give their patients' names to state authorities for the purpose of more accurately monitoring the number of cases.
Department of Public Health spokeswoman Donna Rheume said the DPH board voted unanimously Tuesday to enact the new regulations after the federal Centers for Disease Control threatened to withhold about $15 million in annual funding. Rheume said the information will be stored in a databank accessible by only a limited number of state health professionals.
"Those names will be kept at the Department of Public Health and will not be released," Rheume said.
Health care providers already are required to turn over the names of AIDS patients to the state. Under the old regulations, HIV cases were reported using a code that kept the patients' names a secret. Rheume said the policy change will prevent duplication in counting and record-keeping.
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And just think what's going to happen when we get socialized medicine? The Feds will be obtaining everyone’s medical records. If you thought getting something through with the insurance company is bad, wait until you have to deal with the Federal bureaucracy. It’s going to be just like Canada, you’ll die before you the necessary surgery. But not to worry, the Congress has already passed a law to exclude them from any form of Socialized medical coverage. Yes sir, they’re going to be free to retain any doctor they want any time they want, while the rest of us can expect a 10 year prison sentence for doing the exact same thing. If you’re lucky, the doctor who tried to help you will be your cell mate, since he/she is going to get the same sentence.