Confidentiality of AIDS Testing
On Sunday, Aug. 16, an article was run in your paper regarding the company I work for, The Assurance Society 1. The article was on the front page of the Orange County Section. To the left of the article was a picture of one of the cards we give as an option to testing negative for the AIDS virus. The card held my picture and name stating the date I tested negative. Nowhere in the article did it state that I am employed by the company, leaving the public to believe that, while we profess confidentiality, we took the liberty of putting a client’s name and face in the L.A. Times.
It is important to all of us at the Assurance Society that our clients know we take confidentiality seriously.
DIANNE C. JOSEPH
Center Director
Assurance Society 1
Westminster
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