Psychiatrists and their patients should know that the “blanket authorizations” signed by insurance company beneficiaries for release of medical information may include release of sensitive prescription drug use history. And there is evidence that such information can be “data-mined” for use in insurance underwriting.
Data-mining prescription info: Psychiatrist tells a cautionary tale
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