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9 Alb. L.J. Sci. & Tech. 1 (1998-1999)
Market-Driven Managed Care and the Confidentiality of Genetic Tests: The Institution as Double Agent

handle is hein.journals/albnyst9 and id is 7 raw text is: ARTICLES MARKET-DRIVEN MANAGED CARE AND THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF GENETIC TESTS: THE INSTITUTION AS DOUBLE AGENT Jeroo S. Kotval, Ph.D* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction ......................................... 2 II. Market-driven Managed Care ....................... 3 III. Computerization and Medical Confidentiality ........ 11 IV . G enetic Tests ........................................ 13 V. Medical Confidentiality and the Patient-centered Ethic Examined in the Context of Market-driven M anaged Care ....................................... 20 V I. Conclusion ........................................... 24 * Ph.D., University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1975; B. Sc., St. Xavier's College, Bombay, India, 1968. Dr. Kotval is a Research Associate Professor, at the School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, State University of New York at Albany. Previously, Dr. Kotval has been a Senior Staff Scientist for the Legislative Commission on Science and Technology for the New York State Legislature. Dr. Kotval has also authored numerous papers and reports, and given presentations on regulation and recombination of genes in microbial systems. This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Health and Environmental Research, Grant Number DE-FG02-97ER62430 to Jeroo S. Kotval et al., entitled: Confidentiality Concerns Raised by DNA-Based Tests in the Market-Driven Managed Care Setting. The author wishes to thank Dr. Claudia Ricci for helpful comments on the manuscript.

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