180.998           Medical Data Confidentiality:

180.998           Medical Data Confidentiality: 

MSSNY formally recognizes the importance of safeguarding the confidentiality of patients’ records and, to this end, strongly supports appropriate legislation to protect this confidentiality regardless of form (paper, electronic, etc.) and prevent unauthorized persons from having access to sensitive, personally identifiable health data.  (HOD 1996-51; Reaffirmed HOD 2010-257; Reaffirmed HOD 2020)