This isn't a FOIA story, but its about records and my favorite subject, baseball, so I'm going to report it. After all, pitchers and catchers will report in less than two weeks (and its been a long cold winter).
MSNBC reports that a Minnesota State Representative is introducing legislation to permit medical facilities to release medical records 50 years after the death of the individual who the records are on. The idea is that the records may assist in medical research -- in this case, Gehrig's records from the Mayo clinic would be examined to see if he actually died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ("ALS," the actual medical name for Lou Gehrig's disease) or if he actually suffered from something else, such as multiple concussions.
Thank you for sharing this news. It is really surprising that medical records are been verified after 50 years of a person's death. Waiting for your next article.
Posted by: records management | February 18, 2011 at 11:46 AM
New York Law School's legal reporting blog recently published a piece on the legalities behind this proposed bill to open up medical records: http://www.lasisblog.com/2011/02/27/medical-privacy-vs-medical-history-who-wins/
Posted by: Ilovenycfood | March 01, 2011 at 06:37 PM