Newly Revised Manual Addresses Right of Privacy, Hiv/Aids Policy and Other Legal Aspects of Personal Health Services

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The classic legal authority on public health, The Public Health Law Manual, now features an in-depth analysis of the new Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule providing the first national standards for the confidentiality of patients' health information.

Like the previous two editions, this edition is addressed primarily to health professionals in the broad and expanding field of public health-those who are responsible for assuring conditions in which people can be healthy. The manual provides enriched material on legal aspects of personal health services, including right of privacy, recent abortion and "right to die" cases and an expanded discussion of law and policy governing HIV/AIDS.

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Newly Revised Manual Addresses Right of Privacy, Hiv/Aids Policy and Other Legal Aspects of Personal Health Services

"I have seen no other book on the subject that delves into the day-to-day issues confronting a public health practitione...

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