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> Big corporations are absolutely terrified of accidentally using health data illegally I am acutely aware of this, and am also aware that most "big corporatio
by pphysch 3y ago
> Big corporations are absolutely terrified of accidentally using health data illegally
I am acutely aware of this, and am also aware that most "big corporations" have nothing to gain from mishandling/abusing PHI. But health insurance firms obviously do.
Another notable analog is the credit reporting industry. Despite serious & repeated abuses of consumer financial privacy, these companies consistently get off with a slap on the wrist. And we're supposed to believe that their neighbors, the insurance industry, are good guys from a radically different paradigm?
- justrealist 3y agoThe liability difference between intentionally using health data illegally and being susceptible to a cyperbreach is not comparable. Can you find an example of a credit reporting company lying about what data went into their credit scores? That's the comparable violation.
- pphysch 3y agoCredit scores, unlike healthcare plans, are not for consumers, they are for creditors. Consumer loans are the real analogy you are looking for. The domain of private financial & life info they have direct legal access to is pretty absurd. Many creditors will additionally ensure a background check of their customer prior to finalizing a loan. What "private" data remains sacred at this point? Why do we have regulations like ECOA in the first place? Because of many such abuses.