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Jul 27, 2026

Trump administration demands emergency room medical records from hospitals nationwide

The Trump administration is seeking personally identifiable medical records from emergency rooms across the country through the Consumer Product Safety Commission, raising privacy concerns among healthcare providers and civil liberties advocates.

Jul 27, 2026·2 sources

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▪The CPSC's operating manual previously instructed hospitals not to include patients' private information like names or addresses in reports
▪CPSC and Konza Health officials have told hospital executives that participation is "mandatory" or "required."
▪The initiative is part of an overhaul of the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) from human-managed reporting to an automated system

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AI privacy & surveillance1 Civil liberties1 Public healthcare1 Trump administration1

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