J Health Law. 2002 Summer;35(3):387-94.
On March 27, 2002, DHHS published proposed amendments to the Privacy Standards under HIPAA. The most controversial of these changes is the removal of the requirement that providers obtain patient consent before using or disclosing protected health information for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. Some see this change as a rejection of privacy rights, while others see it as an acknowledgement of practical reality. This comment introduces the reader to the issues that are debated immediately following in the articles by Geralyn A. Kidera and Kristen Rosati.
2002年3月27日，美国卫生与公众服务部（DHHS）公布了对《健康保险流通与责任法案》（HIPAA）隐私标准的修订提案。这些变化中最具争议的是取消了要求医疗服务提供者在为治疗、支付和医疗保健运营使用或披露受保护的健康信息之前获得患者同意的规定。一些人认为这一变化是对隐私权的否定，而另一些人则认为这是对现实情况的认可。本评论向读者介绍了杰拉琳·A·基德雷亚（Geralyn A. Kidera）和克里斯汀·罗萨蒂（Kristen Rosati）随后文章中立即讨论的问题。
