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Minor point, but it's HIPAA with two A's, not two P's. HIPAA pertains to PHI and PII (protected health information and personally identifiable information, res
by throwaway5752 7y ago
Minor point, but it's HIPAA with two A's, not two P's.
HIPAA pertains to PHI and PII (protected health information and personally identifiable information, respectively). The fact of your office visit is not either of those if it's not linked to health information (labs, medical records, notes, itemized bills).
Further, it may be allowed under permitted uses and disclosures as-is, without authorization under the language for payments. I couldn't tell from the article, but the health systems could simply decline to treat you without your authorization for the credit check.
Separately, people love to make healthcare into the bad guy, but it's not a monolith and there are hospitals closing down because they are losing money. There is a systemic problem in the US here, and I bet this is those 2nd/3rd tier markets in smaller systems that can't absorb defaults like nationals can.
- jdmichal 7y ago> HIPAA pertains to PHI and PII (protected health information and personally identifiable information, respectively). The fact of your office visit is not either of those if it's not linked to health information (labs, medical records, notes, itemized bills). False. Directly from HHS, emphasis mine: https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/laws-regulations/index.html https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/laws-reg... “Individually identifiable health information” is information, including demographic data, that relates to: * the individual’s past, present or future physical or mental health or condition, * the provision of health care to the individual, or * the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to the individual,
- throwaway5752 7y agoI do deal with this stuff, but got sloppy with boundaries of entities covered by BAAs. Thank you for the correction.