Ok. I thought to keep my topics separately, but my passion for BOTH medicine and marketing makes it irresistible to keep from voicing out on the loss of human rights in America.
Sifting through medical journals recently I stumbled upon the "Physician's Practice" Journal, July/August 2008 Ed.. Begrudgingly I blog on disturbing trends regarding repeated invasion of our privacy as a sign of more hideous things to come.
So what would YOU do if your boss came at you- measuring tape in hand- and reported YOUR waistline readings to the Federal Government?
"I say, this may be a fine time to dust off those ol' running shoes, don't ya think!?"
We could ask our friends in Japan how it's going. This scenario is currently their reality. The Japanese government launched a nationwide campaign to thin the waistlines of it's 40 to 75 year olds in attempts at lightening the collective poundage of the country a total of 10% by the year 2012, and 25% by 2015.
The penalties for failure will likely fall upon the employees through wage penalties to self insure their overindulgence. So what if this were the case for us Americans?
"Talk about overindulgence and the mid-line bulge!"
But this is a topic for another post altogether, and BOY do I have things to say about that!!
In a close second for the most disturbing article, I regret to report the trend showing gross disregard for a prospective employees' privacy as it pertains to keeping their medical records safe from prying eyes, and then some!
It seems as though some employers are requiring job APPLICANTS to waive their rights to their medical privacy before they've even been CONSIDERED for employment. In fact, this just struck home as one of my dearest friends and long time physicians was granted a hospital administrative position right here in my home town and then such offer was immediately WITHDRAWN as they received records of his recent bouts with pneumonia requiring hospitalization.
This is NOT to be taken lightly at all. It starts quite subtle and takes over the whole of your existence like a metastatic disease. I believe we need to advocate on our behalf to conserve our God granted human rights and our dignity before big brother pulls the leash on so tightly we can only whimper.
Check out my blog and meet Alex Jones who is out there on the fringe bringing you the cold hard facts about how ever so subtle, your rights are being stripped from you before your very own eyes.
But back to the indignity at hand...Here's the wording of a waiver that a North Carolina reporter exposed:
"I, __(Joe/Joanna Apllicant)___, hereby authorize and permit the release of any authorized representative of (Said Employer) and any and all records but not limited to the following; credit information and records; medical records; employment information, including wages and benefits; driving records and accident or incident reports."
We know that credit and financial information is a common request as it's used to determine the prospect's level of maturity and responsibility.. But Medical Records Too ?!
My blog hosts a radical bunch of video clip on the basic loss of basic human freedoms. So if you can handle still more ruffles in your feathers come explore these issues with me.
Until we speak again, hang on to your rights!!
Dr Ana Hernandez a practicing physician & self proclaimed marketing enthusiast edits the NETfabulous! Marketing ECourse with tips n tricks for both newbie & seasoned marketers alike. Her blog netrageouz.biz is the portal to her delicious recipes for creating killer online & offline marketing campaigns or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
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