首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Technology is a two-edged sword. Rarely is this as clear as it is in the realm of health care. Technology allows doctors to test
Technology is a two-edged sword. Rarely is this as clear as it is in the realm of health care. Technology allows doctors to test
admin
2010-03-26
26
问题
Technology is a two-edged sword. Rarely is this as clear as it is in the realm of health care. Technology allows doctors to test their patients for genetic defects-- and then to turn around and spread the results throughout the world via the Internet. For someone in need of treatment, that’s good news. But for someone in search of a job or an insurance policy, it can be all bad.
Last week a corollary(推论) was proposed to the patients’ hill of rights now before Congress: a right to medical privacy. Beginning in 2002, under rules set to become law in February, patients would be able to decide the conditions under which their personal medical data could leak. They would be able to examine their records and make corrections. They could learn who else had seen the information. Improper use of records by a caregiver or insurer could result in both civil and criminal penalties. The plan was said to be an unprecedented step toward putting Americans back in control of their own medical records.
While the administration declared that the rules as an attempt to strike a balance between the needs of consumers and those of the health-care industry, neither doctors nor insurance companies were happy. The doctors said the rules could actually destroy privacy, pointing to a stipulation allowing managed-care plans to use personal information without consent if the purpose was "health-care operations". That, physicians said, was a loophole (漏洞) through which Health Maintenance Organizations and other insurers could pry (窥探) into the doctor-patient relationship, in the name of assessing the quality of care. Meanwhile, the insurers protested that the rules would make them vulnerable to lawsuits. They were especially disturbed by a stipulation holding them liable for privacy breaches (违背) by "business partners" such as lawyers and accountants. Both groups agreed that privacy protections would drive up the cost of health care by at least an additional $ 3.8 billion, and maybe much more, over the next five years. They also complained about the increased level of federal scrutiny required by the new rules’ enforcement rules.
One aim of the rules is to reassure patients about confidentiality, thereby encore-aging them to be open with their doctors. Today various cancers and other embarrassing diseases can go untreated because patients are afraid of embarrassment or of losing insurance coverage. The fear is real: an official noted that a January poll by Princeton Survey Research Associates found that one in six U.S. adults had at some time done something unusual to conceal medical information, such as paying cash for services.
What can be inferred from "technology is a two-edged sword" in Paragraph 1?
选项
A、Patients can benefit a lot from medical technology.
B、People are suffering from misuse of medical technology.
C、We should be aware of the danger brought by medical technology.
D、Despite treatment improvement, technology can be harmful.
答案
D
解析
此题为推理判断题,考查“对 ’two-edged sword ’词义的理解”。下文提到"Technology allows doctors to test their patients for genetic defects ... , that’s good news.",即医生利用先进的技术能测试病人的基因缺陷,并可利用先进的互联网技术传播病人医疗信息,有助于治疗。但接下来,作者话锋一转 "But for someone in search of a job or an insurance polic
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/bhOK777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
A、Becausepeoplewanttogetawayfrommodernlife.B、Becausepeoplehavemorefreetime.C、Becausepeoplelikeadventures.D、Be
A、H.R.B、Manger.C、Juniorsecretary.D、Seniorsecretary.DWhoisMissKarli?
A、Morethan12.B、12.C、100.D、Notmentioned.AHowmanydoctorsarementioned?
Britain’sdependencyoncertainessentialserviceshasgreatlywidenedandbecomeakeyroleinthecountry’s______.According
Accordingtothepassage,howmaymostintelligentadultfeelfacingchildren’sthirstforknowledge?Comparedwithcuriositya
Accordingtothepassage,howmaymostintelligentadultfeelfacingchildren’sthirstforknowledge?Sincewhendoescuriosity
A、Hisvisionandhistravelallovertheworld.B、Hisexpertiseandbusinessmarketingskills.C、Themoneywepayforthe"infor
Scientistshavediscoveredthatplantsthemselvesproducemanypoisonouschemicalsfor(36)______againstinsects.Butinsectsh
A、Howanimalsreacttofrighteningsituations.B、Whymiceareparticularlyfearfulanimals.C、Whetherfearfulnessisagenetict
Thinktwicenexttimesomeoneasksyoufor"fiveminutesofyourtime"itcouldcostyoumorethanyouthink.ABritishprofesso
随机试题
表示踝关节侧位体位标准的标志是
图示结构,定性支座的反力表示正确的是:
某施工单位承建某建设工程项目,该项目建设工期很紧,为了保证工程建设的顺利进行,建设单位向施工单位及时提供了原始坐标点、基准线和水准点等测量控制点等资料。施工单位应()。
以下选项不属于一则成功的事件新闻至少应该具备的要素的是()。
年轻的王老师主动找学生聊天,了解学生信息。这说明他()
占有改定是指动产物权转让时,双方又约定由出让人继续占有该动产,物权自该转让约定生效时发生效力。根据上述定义,下列属于占有改定的是()。
感觉(首都师范大学2015、2012研;苏州大学2013、2011研)
NewYorkandLondonmaybedominant,butotherfinancialcentersinAmericaandEuropehavemanagedtocarveoutusefulspeciali
某单位的网络要配置一台DHCP服务器,为网络内部的计算机自动分配p地址。在考虑DHCP服务器时,回答以下问题。
在实际的面向对象集成测试中,为保证测试的充分性,往往要关注测试类间的各种连接,下面的测试方法不属于针对类间连接的测试是______。A)受控异常测试B)往返场景测试C)模态类测试D)类关联的多重性测试
最新回复
(
0
)