考研英语报刊文章阅读及剖析七
<p> 考研英语报刊文章阅读及剖析(7)</p><p> <span word="Behind">Behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brewing">brewing</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="HMOs">HMOs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span>.</p><p> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="edged">edged</span> <span word="sword">sword</span>. <span word="Rarely">Rarely</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="realm">realm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span>. <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="defects">defects</span>--<span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tidings">tidings</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>.</p><p> <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="corollary">corollary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="privacy">privacy</span>. <span word="Beginning">Beginning</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2002, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span>, <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stipulate">stipulate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="divulged">divulged</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="examine">examine</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="corrections">corrections</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span>. <span word="Improper">Improper</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="caregiver">caregiver</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="insurer">insurer</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="penalties">penalties</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="records">records</span>.</p><p> <span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="billed">billed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span>-<span word="care">care</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="erode">erode</span> <span word="privacy">privacy</span>, <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="provision">provision</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="managed">managed</span>-<span word="care">care</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="consent">consent</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="health">health</span>-<span word="care">care</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>. <span word="That">That</span>, <span word="physicians">physicians</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loophole">loophole</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="HMOs">HMOs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="insurers">insurers</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="pry">pry</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>-<span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="assessing">assessing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="care">care</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="insurers">insurers</span> <span word="protested">protested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lawsuits">lawsuits</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="disturbed">disturbed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="provision">provision</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="liable">liable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="privacy">privacy</span> <span word="breaches">breaches</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accountants">accountants</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="privacy">privacy</span> <span word="protections">protections</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> $3.8 <span word="billion">billion</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="complained">complained</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="scrutiny">scrutiny</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="provisions">provisions</span>.</p>
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