Regardless of whether criminal charges are ever filed in the case, mental health experts say the circumstances highlight a lack of sensitivity in the handling of such data that is rampant among managed care plans. A House bill would set a national standard for confidentiality of medical records. A similar measure is stalled in the Senate. Proponents say computerization has heightened the need for uniform regulations. Patients seek greater access to their files and control over who can see them.
Providers raise administrative and accuracy concerns.
While candidates for several leadership posts within the American Medical Association are running unopposed, nine physicians are vying for four slots on the AMA Board of Trustees. Brief biographical profiles of the candidates are in this week's issue of AMNews . Back to top. The decision is likely to heighten concern about powerful health plans trying to deal with a murky area of federal antitrust law, industry analysts say. National firms see big enrollment gains National managed care firms locked nearly a third of the managed care market in California by July 1995, according to InterStudy's latest report.