Confidentiality of Patient Health Information: A Position of the American Medical Record Association
Author: American Medical Record Association
Date Published: 1977
This is a document prepared by the Executive Board of the American Medical Record Association which states their decision regarding the appropriate collection, dissemination and protection of an individual's personal health information. The paper clearly defines it's position on the ethical practices of personal information dispersal especially when the information is sought by government agencies, national/ state officials and legislators.