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I'm 99% sure HIPAA just applies to medical personnel (i.e. nurses, doctors) so they can't outright share private information. Third parties (i.e. your mom or in
by hypeatei 2y ago
I'm 99% sure HIPAA just applies to medical personnel (i.e. nurses, doctors) so they can't outright share private information. Third parties (i.e. your mom or insurance companies) can share it all day without violating HIPAA.
It does not protect your medical data whatsoever.
- yunwal 2y agoInsurance companies are absolutely covered by HIPAA. If it’s true that the insurance company (and not some third party service or app) shared the information directly with HR this is definitely a violation. https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/covered-entities/index.html https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/covered-entities...
- op00to 2y agoWhat’s the I stand for in HIPAA?