Chapter 3 Section 3

  ­Ó®×Åv¯q  Patient's  Rights

ADA Information Center

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: The ADA Information Center for the Mid-Atlantic Region, which provides training concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  • Has a succinct page of links concerning ADA.

The Disability Rights Activist

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Adrienne Rubin Barhydt.
  • Links to current news about disability rights, Web sites on relevant topics, and articles on how activists can lobby and raise money.

Electronic Privacy Information Center: Medical Record Privacy

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Electronic Privacy Information Center, part of The Fund for Constitutional Government.
  • Tracks legislation concerning medical record privacy.

National Coalition for Patient Rights

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: National Coalition for Patient Rights, which is “dedicated to restoring confidentiality to health care.?
  • Describes the need for legislation protecting confidentiality of health records. Case histories of confidentiality violations.
  • Links to Web sites about privacy rights.