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The collection, sharing and use of health information is fundamental to advancing health care, and holds the promise of delivering higher quality care and better health outcomes at lower overall cost. It is essential that U.S. privacy policy foster continued innovation in health care, while assuring individuals that personally identified data used for health-related purposes (“personal health data”) is subject to meaningful privacy safeguards.