AIDS Patients Medical Records Being Used in Survey
Philadelphia AIDS patients are being asked to participate in a survey that used confidential medical records to get their contact information. Philadelphia Health Department personnel 18 months ago began the survey under the supervision of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and their Department. Pennsylvania State law allows disclosure of personal health information for surveillance purposes, but not for research.
AIDS research raises privacy fears, Philadelphia Inquirer, June 3, 2004
