We all assume that our genetic information is personal and private. This may not be totally correct, but that assumption goes completely out the window when you are an identical twin. This question is explored in an interesting article in the Journal of Genetic Counseling. The twins were interviewed in the MIT Technology Review. More
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The Coming Boom in HIV Testing (and Requests for Production of HIV Records)
With relatively little fanfare, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed S.2158, into law on April 27, 2012, making HIV testing possible with simply verbal consent, as opposed to written consent. The legislation amends Mass. Gen. L. ch. 111, section 70F; its aim is to increase screening for HIV and I believe it will have that effect.
Will the change in the law have an impact on health information management?… More