first edition
1976 · Washington DC
by [U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS]
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1976. First Edition. Quarto. Printed card wrappers (softcover, as issued); 381pp; illus. Mild external wear; internally clean, tight and unmarked - Very Good or better. Important early attempt to reconcile electronic medical recordkeeping with privacy concerns. Though issued pre-Internet, among the report's conclusions is one that strikes this cataloguer as still-pertinent: "...what we have today are ambiguous and ill-defined systems that leave people uncertain and fearful about their capacity to control the circulation of their medical and health data. (Inventory #: 38684)