The most promising technology for protecting in EHRs, know as “segmentation” “sequestration” “separate management” or “E-consent” is characterized by the electronic sorting of sensitive health information into predefined, standardized categories. The has been considerable debate about the technological, clinical, and economic challenges of these techniques, but there has been virtually no discussion about how segmentation would affect the many non-clincal uses of sensitive health information. This article reviews the complicated and contentious issues involved in wider access to segmented health information, the inadequacy of current laws, and the need to implement wide-ranging privacy policies before any sytem of segmentation is adopted.