Psychoanalysts Urge Members of House Energy and Commerce Committee to Recognize and Protect the Right to Health Information Privacy in the PRO(TECH)T Act
Posted on: Monday, 21 July 2008, 18:00 CDT
NEW YORK, July 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA), ardent protectors of medical privacy (http://www.apsa.org/Default.aspx?TabName=ESSENTIAL+PRIVACY+PRINCIPLES), are today urging Members of House Energy and Commerce Committee to recognize and protect the right to health information privacy by voting NO on the PRO(TECH)T Act (http://energycommerce.house.gov/HealthIT_2008/index.shtml) unless it recognizes and protects the patient's right to privacy for electronic health information. APsaA's full letter of request to the members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee is available by clicking here. (http://www.apsa.org/Portals/1/docs/Advocacy/EnergyCommLetter072108.pdf)
Accordingly, in the interest of preserving quality health care and developing a national electronic health information system that the public will accept, APsaA asks that the PRO(TECH)T Act include at least the following provisions:
-- Recognition of the individual's right to privacy for his or her health information;
-- Recognition of the right of consent for routine disclosures other than those required by law;
-- Preservation of the psychotherapist-patient privilege on the federal and state levels; and
-- Preservation of the right of the individual to pay out of pocket and not have information about those health services disclosed without patient consent, unless otherwise required by law.
Founded in 1911, APsaA is a professional organization of psychoanalysts throughout the United States. The Association is composed of Affiliate Societies and Training Institutes in many cities and has approximately 3,300 individual members.
APsaA is a regional association of the International Psychoanalytical Association.
American Psychoanalytic Association
CONTACT: Dottie Jeffries, APsaA Director of Public Affairs.+1-212-752-0450, ext. 29, djeffries@apsa.org; or Jim Pyles, APsaA LegislativeCounsel, +1-202-466-6550; jim.pyles@ppsv.com
Web Site: http://www.apsa.org/
Source: PRNewswire-USNewswire
Related Articles
- House Members Spent $20.3M on Mailings
- Alere Medical Chooses HC Innovations, Inc. To Provide Care Management for Tufts Health Plan Medicare Preferred Members
- House Members Joust Over Iraq War Policy
- AvMed Health Plans to Offer Online Personal Health Records to All Members in Florida
- Partners Healthcare Increases Commitment to Connected Health Programs to Deliver Quality Patient Care and Expand Disease Management and Wellness Programs
- House Members Disclose Finances: On Paper, Cardin and Bartlett Are the Richest of Maryland's U.S. Representatives
- American Public Health Association Urges House to Oppose Cuts in Medicaid Funding and Debilitating Higher Co-Payments
- Statements of WithdrawMiers.Org Coalition Members on Miers' Withdrawal
- MEDecision CEO Urges House Subcommittee to Support Federal Agencies' Deployment of Health Plan Information Systems; Cites Patient Data Exchange Program As Real-World Proof Inexpensive Low-Tech Arrangement Can Improve Care and Reduce Costs
- House Members Approve Broadcasts to Venezuela
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds