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Thank you and Wow! That is a very broad statement within HIPAA and subject to interpretation, which leaves a huge door open for marketers to "help covered enti
by ta1234567890 7y ago
Thank you and Wow!
That is a very broad statement within HIPAA and subject to interpretation, which leaves a huge door open for marketers to "help covered entities carry out their health-care functions"
- dmix 7y agoThe point of HIPAA wasn’t really consumer privacy protection. It’s mostly just a side effect.
- pkaye 7y agoHIPAA has lots of loopholes. For example "Covered entities must implement reasonable safeguards to limit incidental, and avoid prohibited, uses and disclosures." There is no requirements to have sound proof walls. If your neighbor in the shared room overhears a conversation with a doctor, too bad.
- spiznnx 7y agoMy doctor's lobby has a sign that says "please wait in line here, to respect the privacy of other patients", about 4 feet from the desk. The desk itself is probably wider than 4 feet.
- wffurr 7y agos/marketers/machine learning researchers and healthcare software designers.
- noelsusman 7y agoMarketing is specifically called out in the law as not being a healthcare function. It requires a separate authorization of consent from each patient before any of their data can be used for marketing purposes.