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Worst-case this with me, ST. One of the talk-radio shows this am was talking about electronic medical records (which seems like a fine idea)....

Posted by Dr.Vermin (aka Dr.Vermin) Mar 10 '10, 13:46

but worried about the security... i.e., your personal medical records getting accidentally made public or stolen.

I'm sure this is a bad thing. But why? I still can't think of a situation where the leak of my medical records would actually make my life harder. SSN, sure. Bank records, certainly. But I'm not seeing the actual *consequences* of my medical records getting stolen.

Little help?

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All good answers, guys. Thanks! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 10, 14:00
gossipy neighbors? that ahole that's been a troll on your ass ever since you suggested (with the best intentions) that he not be such an ahole on - zeitgeist Mar 10, 13:59
Here's a gobload of (real-life) examples. -- (link) - Callisto Mar 10, 13:57 3
- although, it should be noted, a lot of these examples are things that would have happened, EHR or not. -- nm - TFox Mar 10, 13:59 2
  - right, but a lot of the consequences we're talking about are there... - Callisto Mar 10, 14:00 1
    - yeah, it's real stuff, for sure. -- nm - TFox Mar 10, 14:01
Your wife would find you're a woman? heh, I heard that doctors might start using the IPad for patient notes. -- nm - CrankYanker Mar 10, 13:56
people in perfect health are not concerd with mere details like that - Danedukenuuk Mar 10, 13:51 1
- And, once again, the answer is simply "Don't get sick!" -- nm - Guigue Mar 10, 13:56
there are countless diseases, conditions, whatever that i would not want the whole world to know i was afflicted with -- nm - 16 & pixie Mar 10, 13:50 1
- hopefully the Guinness Book of World Records never sees your file -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 13:50
an employer could decide you'll create too much of a hit on the company's insurance. -- nm - Reagen Mar 10, 13:49
Did you ever see a little movie starring Academy Award Winner Sandra Bullock? - Beryllium Mar 10, 13:49 3
- Hey, I was in that movie too -- nm - ceregon Mar 10, 13:59
- This movie also thaught me that Mozart is an evil rock band -- nm - Guigue Mar 10, 13:55
- Dennis Miller talks about making that movie... - Dr.Vermin Mar 10, 13:50
You might want to keep certain things in your medical history - depression, mental illness, drug addition, etc private. It can also affect your - Roger More Mar 10, 13:48
Could it affect your ability to get a job? insurance? -- nm - Dano Mar 10, 13:48
housing and employment discrimination against people AIDS, for one example... -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 13:47 14
- It's stuff like this, yes. But it's privacy based worries more than it's any sort of fiscal or safety risk, for 99% of Americans. - TFox Mar 10, 13:49 12
  - But those privacy based worries stem in part from the sort of examples znu mentioned -- nm - Roger More Mar 10, 13:52 3
    - perceived risk versus actual risk. - znufrii Mar 10, 13:55
    - I'm not at all saying they aren't legit. They are. There are pros and cons. - TFox Mar 10, 13:54 1
      - Oh, I agree totally that the pros outweigh the cons. I was just pointing out that people are concerned about privacy because people with - Roger More Mar 10, 13:58
  - true, but he did ask for "worst case"... -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 13:50 7
    - worst case is a list of people who got abortions gets out, and some lunatic goes on a killing spree. -- nm - TFox Mar 10, 13:51 6
      - worst case is, something gets out that affects *you*. (The Reader.) scary, right? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 13:54 4
        
        i think, really, the key point is, what does it "gets out" mean? that someone knows who otherwise wouldn't. - TFox Mar 10, 13:56 3
        
        no, you're right. they sell it. And you have no control over who they sell it to. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 13:57 2
        
        the info doesn't have the same value to a buyer that financial information does. it is not as easily manipulated for profit. - TFox Mar 10, 14:00 1
        
        you've heard the word "extortion" before, right? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 14:03
      - winner -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 13:52
- ^with -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 13:48

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