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Cindy Rosenwald: Your health records are much too easy to access

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WHEN MOVIE star George Clooney was injured in a motorcycle accident in New Jersey last October, dozens of hospital employees gained access to his medical records. And they leaked information to the media.

Recently, The Associated Press reported that drug company representatives were able to look at patient records and then call insurance companies for approval to switch patients to a more expensive psoriasis drug.

A member of the National Committee for Vital and Health Statistics, which advises Congress, stated that electronic software vendor contracts violate federal privacy rules.

Up to 500,000 Americans may be at risk of medical identity theft, with 20,000 complaints lodged with the Federal Trade Commission.

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