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From: LindyBill	7/22/2010 12:45:27 PM
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PC Gone Mad: “Obama’s Electronic Health Records Czar: HIV Status and Abortions Need Not be Included.” BIZZY BLOG Uh, it’s sort of helpful for a physician to know whether or not his/her patient is HIV positive in any number of medical situations, including an emergency where the patient might be unconscious or unable to communicate, doncha think? This would appear to seriously endanger care providers and the patients themselves if the doc provides or prescribes treatments that would be fine for non-HIV+ patients that would clearly be dangerous to those who are. Whether or not a woman has or hasn’t had an abortion is also relevant to a number of potential medical diagnosis and treatment issues. Apparently, not “stigmatizing” someone with information about them that is factual is more important than keeping that person and those who might treat him/her safe. But these same electronic records MUST have everyone’s Body Mass Index. This is madness.

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