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From the outside, I don't understand what privacy HIPAA even protects for health. My insurance still knows everything, and school/employers aren't restricted fr
by hot_gril 3y ago
From the outside, I don't understand what privacy HIPAA even protects for health. My insurance still knows everything, and school/employers aren't restricted from it (as we tested with vaccinations). It's probably restricting more specific usages, but so what, the ones that really matter appear to be exempt.
- ethbr1 3y agoThe point of HIPAA, afaict, was to ring-fence who could exchange health data, so they could do their business efficiently. Otherwise, already reluctant healthcare entities would be even less likely to digitize (any change = more risk). I.e. "this type of entity okay, for these purposes" vs "this type of entity not okay" There's definitely a zoo of different business classifications, but it's not "anyone can do anything with anything" (unless you want to risk some serious fines if you're caught). So it's more about creating an efficient ecosystem with clearly defined lines (that are still murky in areas, because reality is complicated) instead of increasing the amount of privacy for individuals. Sort of like Section 230: lay out the laws of the land, so that risk for everyone decreases and everyone stays in their lane.
- hot_gril 3y agoIt sounds like a good idea, but also seems like the gist of it that got circulated to us laymen was very inaccurate.