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Pharmacies records are regulated by hipaa and can only be sold after they are de-identified. Paragraph 2c https://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fsC4/CA-medical http
by thatcat 10y ago
Pharmacies records are regulated by hipaa and can only be sold after they are de-identified.
Paragraph 2c https://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fsC4/CA-medical https://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fsC4/CA-medical
- Alex3917 10y agoDe-identified mostly just means that the names are removed. You still know each patient's doctor and zip code, so it's not especially difficult to merge this data with credit card transactions and other data to figure out who is taking what medication.