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Medical Privacy Important to Americans, Survey Shows

Americans are concerned about the privacy of their medical information and are mostly unaware of their privacy rights, a survey released today found. The survey from the California HealthCare Foundation found that 67 percent of adults age 18 and older were either very concerned or somewhat concerned about the privacy of their personal medical records.

Survey: Americans concerned about privacy, unaware of rights, Healthcare IT News, November 9, 2005.