Ask a Patient Opinion Poll
How important is it for presidential candidates to address growing concerns about health care data security, including patient privacy?
(Total Votes: 141)
Extremely Important (71.6%) | |
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Important (14.2%) | |
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Somewhat important (7.8%) | |
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Not important (6.4%) | |
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Not sure (0.0%) | |
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Voter Comments (the following are opinions of readers and not AskaPatient.com)
• Every other country has better/cheaper care than we do. They need to change our system. Or we fly...
• The doctors and hospitals have access to our health records so getting a 2nd opinion is worthless.
• this threat needs to be addressed for the protection of our very lives
• Make vaccine manufacturers liable again!!
• Need to keep amazon out of health care!
• Insurance companies will eventually use this information to deny insurance or increase rates.
• and Give pain privacy back, quit treating like criminals and addicts
• To accomplish this, get rid of TRUMP!
• Pharmaceutical companies are taking over our country, convincing everyone they need meds.
• Cybersecurity hasn't been addressed because most people - including the candidates don't understand it so they wont talk about it
• So many other things need attention first
• Until I am sure where all my info is going I am almost afraid to go to the doctor
• Stop phamacies from SELLING patient data to organ banks & researchers!
• Not important as long as drs quit asking for social security numbers
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