Why should you care about the privacy of your medical information? Ask the Maryland banker serving on his state health commission who pulled up a list of every person who was suffering from cancer in his area and cross-checked it against the names of customers at his bank. His plan was to call in the loans of those patients as bad risks.
Medical information is as personal as it gets, and it can cost you insurance, employment or social embarrassment. But don't panic. Most personal information collected by hospitals is protected by federal and provincial Privacy Acts. The Privacy Protection Guide explains it all.
