Health Files Are Sold As Scrap Paper to Utahn
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › March 10, 2008
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Why Louis Mezzoni walked into Central Florida Regional Hospital in May 2006 is, frankly, none of your business.
His medical records -- as are nearly all medical records in the U.S. -- are private, guarded heavily by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.See the full content of this document
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Health Files Are Sold As Scrap Paper to Utahn
When, at 77, Mezzoni died a few months after his visit to Central Florida Regional, his wife had trouble acquiring the records for billing purposes.
She was shocked when she found out they were sold last month at a Salt Lak...See the full content of this document
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