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How can we protect our medical privacy?

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How can we protect our medical privacy?

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Laws should prohibit the misuse of health information and in some cases those laws already exist, says HealthMaker and past president of the Institute of Medicine, Harvey Fineberg, MD, discusses how we can protect ourselves.

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