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In the US, you can’t use personal health information for marketing purposes. If you can prove this link, a lot of very large organizations could potentially be
by otterley 6y ago
In the US, you can’t use personal health information for marketing purposes. If you can prove this link, a lot of very large organizations could potentially be in serious trouble for HIPAA violations.
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/guidance/marketing/index.html https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/guidance...
- newsbinator 6y agoIs there a feasible way to prove this link?
- jimbob45 6y agoSubpoena Voltaren for documents? I don’t know that there really is.
- aplummer 6y agoThe shop part (non-pharmacy) of a chemist isn’t a covered entity though right, so hipaa isn’t relevant at all?
- cush 6y agoDepends which entity collected and sold the data.
- paul_f 6y agoA pharmacy is a covered entity, a retail store is not. Does not appear this falls under HIPAA
- bcrl 6y agoWhere I live in Canada, most pharmacies have a separate cash for the pharmacist and the rest of the store. I wonder if there are any differences in reporting rules for the two.
- nexuist 6y agoIs it personal health information if it's tied to an anonymous ID that contains no other details about you? I doubt the advertiser knows OP's name or address when they choose which ad to show.
- inetknght 6y ago> Is it personal health information if it's tied to an anonymous ID that contains no other details about you? If it's deanonymized, is it then not personal information? > I doubt the advertiser knows OP's name or address when they choose which ad to show. Nonetheless, an advertisement is then targeted and it's well known that targeted advertisements reveal personal information.