Medical Economics July 28, 2022
AMA surveys patients on privacy in light of recent Supreme Court ruling on abortion.
Patients are comfortable with physicians having their medical information, but they also are concerned about protecting the privacy of their health data, according to a new survey.
The American Medical Association (AMA) commissioned the survey of 1,000 patients by Savvy Cooperative, a patient-owned organization that aims to connect patients with health innovators. The study examined patient perspectives on data privacy and how the health care industry and government can protect medical information and strengthen trust.
AMA called on federal lawmakers to take action to protect health information.
“With recent rulings by the Supreme Court, the lack of data privacy raises many questions that could put patients...
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