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Re:Ask HN: What is something that doesn't exist that you wou... by dreamdu5t on Saturday May 28, 2016 @10:15PM (#11794487)
Why does privacy matter? What is it protecting against? Medical record privacy has caused millions if not billions in lost productivity. People are probably dying because of this. Coming from a country that has centralized digital access to medical records (Taiwan), the US obsession with medical record privacy seems insane.
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Re:Ask HN: What is something that doesn't exist that you wou... by sunshiney on Sunday May 29, 2016 @10:09AM (#11796422)
After living a long time and experiencing the medical issues with family that I have experienced. .. I agree with you. The privacy fear is actually related to employmemt.. a fear employers will not hire you if you have medical issues.
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