This is why I tell my Doctor to Fedex my medical records to my home.

[muwarrior69]

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/07/30/487778779/how-your-health-data-lead-a-not-so-secret-life-online

Do any of you use any of these apps?

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

See, I honestly couldn't care less if rhw goverbment has access or is tracking my medical records, phone, computer, etc. I honestly don't get this whole privacy issue. If you have nothing to hide, who cares?

[Skitch]

See, I honestly couldn't care less if rhw goverbment has access or is tracking my medical records, phone, computer, etc. I honestly don't get this whole privacy issue. If you have nothing to hide, who cares?

Joe McCarthy agrees

[Tugg Speedman]

See, I honestly couldn't care less if rhw goverbment has access or is tracking my medical records, phone, computer, etc. I honestly don't get this whole privacy issue. If you have nothing to hide, who cares?

Hopefully you never get sick requiring expense treatments.  Because should that happen (and again I hope it does not), when you "unexpectedly" lose your job or no one seems interested in hiring you anymore (because they don't want the burden of their insurance plan paying for your treatment) you might want to re-think your position.

If you ever have a positive test of illegal drugs, no matter what excuse you give about that "being in the past" or a "college mistake" again, don't be surprised if you have a hard time getting employed.  Ditto past incidents of alcoholism, Epilepsy and mental health issues.

If you have a genetic test and it shows you have the markers that suggest cancer or other expensive treatments are above average in your physiology, don't be surprised if no one wants to hire you.

Do I need to go on about the need to keep medical records a secret?

[Benny B]

Hopefully you never get sick requiring expense treatments.  Because should that happen (and again I hope it does not), when you "unexpectedly" lose your job or no one seems interested in hiring you anymore (because they don't want the burden of their insurance plan paying for your treatment) you might want to re-think your position.

If you ever have a positive test of illegal drugs, no matter what excuse you give about that "being in the past" or a "college mistake" again, don't be surprised if you have a hard time getting employed.  Ditto past incidents of alcoholism, Epilepsy and mental health issues.

If you have a genetic test and it shows you have the markers that suggest cancer or other expensive treatments are above average in your physiology, don't be surprised if no one wants to hire you.

Do I need to go on about the need to keep medical records a secret?

I'm not so concerned about me not being hired for a job based on my medical history... I'm more concerned about the airline I fly not hiring a pilot who has a history of epilepsy, alcoholism, drug addiction and/or mental illness, ditto for the hospital where I'm having heart surgery, or the school my kids attend, etc.  Of course, no, you should not be able to decline employment to someone based on the fact they have epilepsy provided they can still do the job without undue risk to health or safety, but there are many situations where a candidate should not be hired based on their medical history.

On a related note, if an applicant for a job has a medical condition that may prevent or preclude him/her from doing the job, shouldn't the applicant have a duty to disclose said condition?

[Lennys Tap]

See, I honestly couldn't care less if rhw goverbment has access or is tracking my medical records, phone, computer, etc. I honestly don't get this whole privacy issue. If you have nothing to hide, who cares?

Really scares when I hear a young person like yourself so cavalier about the right to privacy or hear young people on our college campus opposing free speech.

[WI inferiority Complexes]

See, I honestly couldn't care less if rhw goverbment has access or is tracking my medical records, phone, computer, etc. I honestly don't get this whole privacy issue. If you have nothing to hide, who cares?

"First they came for medical records, and I didn't care because my medical records were fine."

[GooooMarquette]

I'm an older person (54) who works in healthcare and is very familiar with electronic health records and the protections under HIPAA, the ACA, GINA and such...and I don't worry about my health information getting released.  I'm far, far more concerned about my SSN and other financial information than I am about health information.

Electronic exchange of health information has some downsides, but the potential benefits for patients are much, much greater.  The fear today is like 15 years ago when people were saying they'd never, ever buy anything online.